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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

Flows at Victoria Falls have continued to increase steadily during the period under review before closing at 630m3/s on 3rd February 2020. Last year on the same date, the flow was 548m3/s. The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are still below the long-term mean.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020Flow (m3/s) 2019
21/1/2020530513
22/1/2020536519
23/1/2020548524
24/1/2020560519
25/1/2020566513
26/1/2020573519
27/1/2020585530
28/1/2020591536
29/1/2020598524
30/1/2020604560
31/1/2020610560
1/2/2020617560
2/2/2020623554
3/2/2020630548
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
To: 
Monday, February 3, 2020
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
chavuma

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
ngonye

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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