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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 748m3/s on 13th February 2020. Last year on the same date, the flow was 536m3/s. The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are still below the long-term mean.

DateFlow(m3/s) 2020 Flow (m3/s) 2019
31/1/2020610560
1/2/2020617560
2/2/2020623554
3/2/2020630548
4/2/2020636507
5/2/2020643524
6/2/2020650519
7/2/2020663513
8/2/2020677530
9/2/2020691524
10/2/2020705519
11/2/2020719524
12/2/2020733530
13/2/2020748536
From: 
Friday, January 31, 2020
To: 
Thursday, February 13, 2020
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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