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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 579m3/s on 13th January 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 585m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
31-December499399
1-January502403
2-January521404
3-January530407
4-January525405
5-January534408
6-January536421
7-January586457
8-January564458
9-January560464
10-January559466
11-January570493
12-January572527
13-January579585
From: 
Saturday, December 31, 2022
To: 
Friday, January 13, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 
Vic-Falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 257m3/s as of 20th July 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 261m3/s.

From:
7 July 2026
To:
20 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
7-Jul321326
8-Jul316321
9-Jul309313
10-Jul303309
11-Jul297304
12-Jul293297
13-Jul289291
14-Jul284288
15-Jul280283
16-Jul276279
17-Jul272275
18-Jul264270
19-Jul261265
20-Jul257261

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 877m3/s as of 20th July 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 850m3/s.

From:
7 July 2026
To:
20 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
7-Jul11061177
8-Jul10921152
9-Jul10641129
10-Jul10451099
11-Jul10261075
12-Jul10051047
13-Jul9831028
14-Jul968995
15-Jul968973
16-Jul949951
17-Jul933924
18-Jul914896
19-Jul893878
20-Jul877850

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 1,004m3/s as of 20th July 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 1,057m3/s.

From:
7 July 2026
To:
20 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
7-Jul1,3461,506
8-Jul1,3161,468
9-Jul1,2851,429
10-Jul1,2641,396
11-Jul1,2411,361
12-Jul1,2131,332
13-Jul1,1881,296
14-Jul11601258
15-Jul11331228
16-Jul11131195
17-Jul10941160
18-Jul10671126
19-Jul10291097
20-Jul10041057