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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing, closing the period under review at 893m3/s on 27th May 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,718m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
14-May8032,356
15-May8102,400
16-May8192,447
17-May8232,494
18-May8322,532
19-May8392,566
20-May8452,610
21-May8542,635
22-May8602,662
23-May8652,685
24-May8742,701
25-May8812,713
26-May8872,715
27-May8932,718
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
To: 
Monday, May 27, 2024
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are steadily decreasing again, closing the period under review at 2,744m3/s as of 14th April 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 3,259m3/s.

From:
1 April 2026
To:
14 April 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
1-Apr3,0542,607
2-Apr3,0222,696
3-Apr2,9782,796
4-Apr2,9622,964
5-Apr2,9573,010
6-Apr3,0443,106
7-Apr3,1133,312
8-Apr3,1273,542
9-Apr3,0633,682
10-Apr2,9853,720
11-Apr2,9193,670
12-Apr2,8583,554
13-Apr2,8023,423
14-Apr2,7443,259

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 3,679m3/s as of 14th April 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 2,529m3/s.

From:
1 April 2026
To:
14 April 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
1-Apr4,1792,268
2-Apr4,1522,268
3-Apr4,1392,281
4-Apr4,1172,283
5-Apr4,1122,299
6-Apr4,0602,324
7-Apr4,0092,337
8-Apr3,9642,367
9-Apr3,9022,389
10-Apr3,8572,417
11-Apr3,8232,451
12-Apr3,7702,480
13-Apr3,7362,513
14-Apr3,6792,529

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station peaked to 4,200m3/s as of 1st April 2026, before dropping to 4,005m3/s at the end of the period under review of 14th April 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 2,126m3/s.

From:
1 April 2026
To:
14 April 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
1-Apr4,2001,776
2-Apr4,1601,822
3-Apr4,1311,872
4-Apr4,1041,909
5-Apr4,1151,946
6-Apr4,1331,967
7-Apr4,1361,983
8-Apr4,1042,006
9-Apr4,0432,015
10-Apr4,0242,036
11-Apr4,0352,063
12-Apr4,0432,082
13-Apr4,0292,099
14-Apr4,0052,126