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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls fluctuated due to local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 296 m3/s on 16th November 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 177m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020Flow (m3/s) 2019
3/11/202030297
4/11/2020312139
5/11/2020306142
6/11/2020304144
7/11/2020302147
8/11/2020298152
9/11/2020293157
10/11/2020291157
11/11/2020280160
12/11/2020277163
13/11/2020278168
14/11/2020280171
15/11/2020289174
16/11/2020296177
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
To: 
Monday, November 16, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 
vic-falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 65m3/s as of 20th October 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 54m3/s.

From:
7 October 2025
To:
20 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
7-Oct7863
8-Oct7862
9-Oct7761
10-Oct7661
11-Oct7660
12-Oct7560
13-Oct7459
14-Oct7257
15-Oct7257
16-Oct7056
17-Oct6855
18-Oct6855
19-Oct6655
20-Oct6554

Ngonye

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 65m3/s as of 20th October 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 54m3/s.

From:
7 October 2025
To:
20 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
7-Oct248191
8-Oct246195
9-Oct244191
10-Oct243189
11-Oct235186
12-Oct234183
13-Oct236183
14-Oct230183
15-Oct228196
16-Oct227186
17-Oct222185
18-Oct220182
19-Oct216178
20-Oct214176

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 65m3/s as of 20th October 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 54m3/s.

From:
7 October 2025
To:
20 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
7-Oct268203
8-Oct264203
9-Oct260203
10-Oct256200
11-Oct254199
12-Oct253198
13-Oct252196
14-Oct247197
15-Oct243197
16-Oct241195
17-Oct240196
18-Oct236197
19-Oct233197
20-Oct230196