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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 2,069m3/s on 11th April 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,398m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
29 March2,3122,195
30 March2,2902,225
31 March2,2712,257
01 April2,2552,273
02 April2,2402,288
03 April2,2272,297
04 April2,2062,310
05 April2,1822,325
06 April2,1652,345
07 April2,1522,363
08 April2,1352,382
09 April2,1142,394
10 April2,0862,387
11 April2,0692,398
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
To: 
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are rising steadily, with records of fluctuations being observed due to the influence of local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 259m3/s as of 5th January 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 150m3/s.

From:
23 December 2025
To:
5 January 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
23-Dec168104
24-Dec173107
25-Dec179109
26-Dec197113
27-Dec204113
28-Dec203118
29-Dec208119
30-Dec214121
31-Dec218124
1-Jan224131
2-Jan233134
3-Jan238136
4-Jan249144
5-Jan259150

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing with records of fluctuation being observed due to local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 552m3/s as of 5th January 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 359m3/s.

From:
23 December 2025
To:
5 January 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
23-Dec422300
24-Dec427298
25-Dec439300
26-Dec461303
27-Dec476301
28-Dec499303
29-Dec494302
30-Dec503311
31-Dec513315
1-Jan517322
2-Jan527328
3-Jan534330
4-Jan542344
5-Jan552359

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily rising, closing the period under review at 525m3/s as of 5th January 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 320m3/s.

From:
23 December 2025
To:
5 January 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
23-Dec425292
24-Dec436292
25-Dec438292
26-Dec453289
27-Dec471292
28-Dec477303
29-Dec483296
30-Dec496305
31-Dec518308
1-Jan530310
2-Jan535320
3-Jan534312
4-Jan530313
5-Jan525320