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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have been increasing steadily due to the influence of local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 1,157m3/s on 7th March 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 3,514m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
2/22/20221,0502,008
2/23/20221,0672,119
2/24/20221,0652,209
2/25/20221,0692,326
2/26/20221,0742,446
2/27/20221,0772,570
2/28/20221,0822,672
3/1/20221,0912,776
3/2/20221,0992,910
3/3/20221,1163,076
3/4/20221,1233,218
3/5/20221,1303,305
3/6/20221,1433,453
3/7/20221,1573,514
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
To: 
Monday, March 7, 2022
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are receding, closing the period under review at 424m3/s as of 23rd June 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 274m3/s.

From:
10 June 2025
To:
23 June 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
10-Jun575333
11-Jun558329
12-Jun545324
13-Jun532320
14-Jun516315
15-Jun502310
16-Jun493304
17-Jun482299
18-Jun472294
19-Jun461290
20-Jun452286
21-Jun443283
22-Jun433279
23-Jun424275
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, closing the period under review at 1,611m3/s as of 23rd June 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 709m3/s.

From:
10 June 2025
To:
23 June 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
10-Jun2,116963
11-Jun2,068949
12-Jun2,025934
13-Jun2,006913
14-Jun1,948893
15-Jun1,912872
16-Jun1,868852
17-Jun1,828831
18-Jun1,787807
19-Jun1,752786
20-Jun1,711771
21-Jun1,685750
22-Jun1,643727
23-Jun1,611709
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Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are in recession, closing the period under review at 2,103m3/s as of 23rd June 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 769m3/s.

From:
10 June 2025
To:
23 June 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
10-Jun2,610933
11-Jun2,573928
12-Jun2,541925
13-Jun2,505918
14-Jun2,469907
15-Jun2,429899
16-Jun2,389887
17-Jun2,356873
18-Jun2,308860
19-Jun2,273846
20-Jun2,231825
21-Jun2,193806
22-Jun2,143788
23-Jun2,103769
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