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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have stabilised with records of fluctuation as the rain season progresses, closing the period under review at 793m3/s on 11th March 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,578m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
27-Feb7932,449
28-Feb7962,463
29-Feb796*n/a
1-Mar7992,483
2-Mar7992,519
3-Mar7992,539
4-Mar8002,550
5-Mar7962,564
6-Mar7942,569
7-Mar7962,578
8-Mar7942,580
9-Mar7932,580
10-Mar7932,582
11-Mar7932,578
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
To: 
Monday, March 11, 2024
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,584m3/s as of 5th May 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 774m3/s.

From:
29 April 2025
To:
5 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr3,065916
30-Apr3,103891
1-May3,074870
2-May2,971843
3-May2,842821
4-May2,695799
5-May2,584774
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye peaked to 3,014m3/s on 2nd May 2025, before decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,982m3/s as of 5th May 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 880m3/s.

From:
29 April 2025
To:
5 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr2,970834
30-Apr2,999839
1-May3,009852
2-May3,014860
3-May3,009867
4-May2,987877
5-May2,982880
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Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are increasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,635m3/s on 5th May 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 735m3/s.

From:
29 April 2025
To:
5 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr2,498711
30-Apr2,514716
1-May2,539723
2-May2,559726
3-May2,582724
4-May2,612729
5-May2,635735
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