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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The second Zambezi River flood peak (5,825 m3/s ) recorded at Chavuma on 6th April 2020 arrived at Victoria Falls some 27 days later on 3rd May 2020, with a subdued magnitude of 4,568 m3/s before dropping to 4,306m3/s on 11th May 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,127m3/s. (NB: the variation in timing of the peak flood between Victoria Falls and Nana’s Farm upstream is attributable to a potential gauge shift that will have to be corrected after the flood season).

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020Flow (m3/s) 2019
28/4/202043751098
29/4/202044271098
30/4/202044621108
1/5/202044971117
2/5/202045321127
3/5/202045681136
4/5/202045321136
5/5/202045321146
6/5/202044621156
7/5/202044441165
8/5/202044271175
9/5/202043921156
10/5/202043751146
11/5/202043061127
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
To: 
Monday, May 11, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 
vic-falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are rising steadily as the rainfall season progresses, closing the period under review at 872m3/s as of 2nd February 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 339m3/s.

From:
20 January 2026
To:
2 February 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
20-Jan585186
21-Jan613186
22-Jan677184
23-Jan688186
24-Jan704192
25-Jan713210
26-Jan723197
27-Jan738197
28-Jan750220
29-Jan775237
30-Jan788257
31-Jan809263
1-Feb837286
2-Feb872339

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing with records of fluctuation being observed due to the influence of local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 826m3/s as of 2nd February 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 534m3/s.

From:
20 January 2026
To:
2 February 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
20-Jan675457
21-Jan706471
22-Jan703472
23-Jan707483
24-Jan716500
25-Jan749502
26-Jan754516
27-Jan766517
28-Jan766528
29-Jan796525
30-Jan801529
31-Jan818525
1-Feb850528
2-Feb826534

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily rising, closing the period under review at 882m3/s as of 2nd February 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 546m3/s.

From:
20 January 2026
To:
2 February 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
20-Jan697458
21-Jan717466
22-Jan748527
23-Jan775517
24-Jan790538
25-Jan828547
26-Jan829547
27-Jan854548
28-Jan871566
29-Jan881574
30-Jan881576
31-Jan882570
1-Feb884559
2-Feb882546