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Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing, as the rain season progresses, closing the period under review at 570m3/s on 11th January 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 493m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
29-December487395
30-December492397
31-December499399
1-January502403
2-January521404
3-January530407
4-January525405
5-January534408
6-January536421
7-January586457
8-January564458
9-January560464
10-January559466
11-January570493
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Thursday, December 29, 2022
To: 
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 
Vic-Falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are rising steadily as the rainfall season progresses, closing the period under review at 723m3/s as of 26th January 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 197m3/s.

From:
13 January 2026
To:
26 January 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
13-Jan399180
14-Jan428182
15-Jan443183
16-Jan465182
17-Jan475181
18-Jan511181
19-Jan557183
20-Jan585186
21-Jan613186
22-Jan677184
23-Jan688186
24-Jan704192
25-Jan713210
26-Jan723197

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing with records of fluctuation being observed due to the influence of local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 754m3/s as of 26th January 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 516m3/s.

From:
13 January 2026
To:
26 January 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
13-Jan616421
14-Jan626422
15-Jan638425
16-Jan641431
17-Jan650436
18-Jan668444
19-Jan674450
20-Jan675457
21-Jan706471
22-Jan703472
23-Jan707483
24-Jan716500
25-Jan749502
26-Jan754516

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

From:
13 January 2026
To:
26 January 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
13-Jan542378
14-Jan563397
15-Jan605401
16-Jan627415
17-Jan651420
18-Jan658431
19-Jan674441
20-Jan697458
21-Jan717466
22-Jan748527
23-Jan775517
24-Jan790538
25-Jan828547
26-Jan829547