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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily decreasing with records of isolated rises due to rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 172m3/s on 11th November 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 297m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
29-Oct178262
30-Oct174259
31-Oct169253
1-Nov163256
2-Nov162261
3-Nov162266
4-Nov164268
5-Nov166272
6-Nov167281
7-Nov168291
8-Nov170290
9-Nov172292
10-Nov171297
11-Nov172297
From: 
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
To: 
Monday, November 11, 2024
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 72m3/s as of 15th October 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 57m3/s.

From:
2 October 2025
To:
15 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
2-Oct8363
3-Oct8263
4-Oct8162
5-Oct7961
6-Oct7861
7-Oct7863
8-Oct7862
9-Oct7761
10-Oct7661
11-Oct7660
12-Oct7560
13-Oct7459
14-Oct7257
15-Oct7257
chavuma

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, with isolated records of fluctuation due to the influence of local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 228m3/s as of 15th October 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 196m3/s.

From:
2 October 2025
To:
15 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
2-Oct267196
3-Oct261199
4-Oct258195
5-Oct254194
6-Oct252193
7-Oct248191
8-Oct246195
9-Oct244191
10-Oct243189
11-Oct235186
12-Oct234183
13-Oct236183
14-Oct230183
15-Oct228196
ngonye

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are in recession, closing the period under review at 243m3/s as of 15th October 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 197m3/s.

From:
2 October 2025
To:
15 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
2-Oct286217
3-Oct283213
4-Oct278203
5-Oct272202
6-Oct270202
7-Oct268203
8-Oct264203
9-Oct260203
10-Oct256200
11-Oct254199
12-Oct253198
13-Oct252196
14-Oct247197
15-Oct243197
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