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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 675m3/s on 31st July 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 645m3/s.

DateFlow(m3/s)
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
To: 
Monday, July 31, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 645m3/s as of 1st June 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 750m3/s.

From:
19 May 2026
To:
1 June 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
19-May9051137
20-May8841099
21-May8611062
22-May8411026
23-May819996
24-May801963
25-May779925
26-May756894
27-May737870
28-May718842
29-May698818
30-May679798
31-May663770
1-Jun645750

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 2,131m3/s as of 1st June 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 2,517m3/s.

From:
19 May 2026
To:
1 June 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
19-May27682823
20-May27202823
21-May26732835
22-May26242808
23-May25802799
24-May25172785
25-May24692773
26-May24172742
27-May23602713
28-May23132683
29-May22632657
30-May22232610
31-May21752575
1-Jun21312517

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 2,750m3/s as of 1st June 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 2,776m3/s.

From:
19 May 2026
To:
1 June 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
19-May32952818
20-May32612815
21-May32482811
22-May31892806
23-May31482787
24-May31242783
25-May30852778
26-May30322778
27-May29912790
28-May29452794
29-May29052790
30-May28652790
31-May28512785
1-Jun27502776