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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 509m3/s on 16th August 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 575m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
8/3/2022612698
8/4/2022601681
8/5/2022591670
8/6/2022585653
8/7/2022576644
8/8/2022568634
8/9/2022559627
8/10/2022554623
8/11/2022543611
8/12/2022536604
8/13/2022529596
8/14/2022522585
8/15/2022515581
8/16/2022509575
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
To: 
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are receding, closing the period under review at 150m3/s as of 25th August 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 106m3/s.

From:
12 August 2025
To:
25 August 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
12-Aug185132
13-Aug182130
14-Aug178127
15-Aug175126
16-Aug173124
17-Aug170121
18-Aug168120
19-Aug165118
20-Aug163115
21-Aug160113
22-Aug158112
23-Aug156110
24-Aug153107
25-Aug150106
chavuma

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, closing the period under review at 431m3/s as of 25th August 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 311m3/s.

From:
12 August 2025
To:
25 August 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
12-Aug527363
13-Aug516359
14-Aug510356
15-Aug500351
16-Aug494347
17-Aug487346
18-Aug480340
19-Aug472337
20-Aug465332
21-Aug460329
22-Aug454323
23-Aug443323
24-Aug442318
25-Aug431311
ngonye

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 456m3/s as of 25th August 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 328m3/s.

From:
12 August 2025
To:
25 August 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
12-Aug562374
13-Aug550369
14-Aug540367
15-Aug530362
16-Aug519357
17-Aug513354
18-Aug508351
19-Aug497347
20-Aug492345
21-Aug485341
22-Aug478338
23-Aug466335
24-Aug459331
25-Aug456328
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