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Victorial Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 227m3/s on 30th September 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 316m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
17-Sep261363
18-Sep253360
19-Sep253354
20-Sep251351
21-Sep249347
22-Sep245345
23-Sep240339
24-Sep240338
25-Sep238334
26-Sep238330
27-Sep238329
28-Sep235324
29-Sep228318
30-Sep227316
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
To: 
Monday, September 30, 2024
Lake Levels Graphic: 
levels graphic

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, with the influence of localised rainfall activities being observed in river flows through isolated rises, closing the period under review at 98m3/s as of 5th October 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 79m3/s.

From:
22 September 2026
To:
5 October 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
22-Sept11394
23-Sept11293
24-Sept11191
25-Sept11091
26-Sept10789
27-Sept10588
28-Sept10488
29-Sept10287
30-Sept10085
1-Oct10384
2-Oct10183
3-Oct9982
4-Oct9881
5-Oct9879

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 311m3/s as of 5th October 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 254m3/s.

From:
22 September 2026
To:
5 October 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
22-Sept362295
23-Sept362294
24-Sept359292
25-Sept358288
26-Sept350286
27-Sept346279
28-Sept342276
29-Sept339274
30-Sept327271
1-Oct327270
2-Oct323267
3-Oct315261
4-Oct311258
5-Oct311254

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily decreasing, with isolated localised rainfall activities being observed, closing the period under review at 343m3/s as of 5th October 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 272m3/s.

From:
22 September 2026
To:
5 October 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
22-Sept375319
23-Sept374316
24-Sept374310
25-Sept372306
26-Sept369301
27-Sept368296
28-Sept364294
29-Sept363294
30-Sept344294
1-Oct349289
2-Oct352286
3-Oct352283
4-Oct348278
5-Oct343272