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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have been decreasing, closing the period under review at 670m3/s on 5th August 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 726m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2020/21)Flow (m3/s)(2019/20)
23 Jul873947
24 Jul853926
25 Jul836907
26 Jul816888
27 Jul800871
28 Jul784853
29 Jul770834
30 Jul752817
31 Jul736799
01 Aug723782
02 Aug711770
03 Aug698752
04 Aug681739
05 Aug670726
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Friday, July 23, 2021
To: 
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are decreasing, closing the period under review at 870m3/s as of 27th May 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 427m3/s.

From:
21 May 2025
To:
27 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
21-May1,062493
22-May1,026478
23-May996470
24-May963458
25-May925447
26-May894437
27-May870427
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,713m3/s as of 27th May 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 1,059m3/s.

From:
21 May 2025
To:
27 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
21-May2,8351,021
22-May2,8081,029
23-May2,7991,036
24-May2,7851,043
25-May2,7731,048
26-May2,7421,052
27-May2,7131,059
ngonye

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,790m3/s as of 27th May 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 893m3/s.

From:
21 May 2025
To:
27 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
21-May2,811854
22-May2,806860
23-May2,787865
24-May2,783874
25-May2,778881
26-May2,778887
27-May2,790893
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