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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 703m3/s as of 4th August 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 665m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
22-Jul958994
23-Jul936963
24-Jul909942
25-Jul884904
26-Jul856873
27-Jul840840
28-Jul822814
29-Jul808788
30-Jul785764
31-Jul769744
1-Aug752721
2-Aug733701
3-Aug720675
4-Aug703665
From: 
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
To: 
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 93m 3 /s as of 26 th October 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 63m 3 /s.

From:
13 October 2026
To:
26 October 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
13-Oct10274
14-Oct10172
15-Oct9972
16-Oct9970
17-Oct9968
18-Oct9868
19-Oct9866
20-Oct9765
21-Oct9664
22-Oct9664
23-Oct9666
24-Oct9665
25-Oct9464
26-Oct9363

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, with isolated rises due to the influence of localised rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 276m3/s as of 26th October 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 202m3/s.

From:
13 October 2026
To:
26 October 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
13-Oct299236
14-Oct299230
15-Oct295228
16-Oct292227
17-Oct287222
18-Oct285220
19-Oct282216
20-Oct285214
21-Oct282214
22-Oct282206
23-Oct280205
24-Oct280203
25-Oct277203
26-Oct276202

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 296m3/s as of 26th October 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 223m3/s.

From:
13 October 2026
To:
26 October 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
13-Oct329252
14-Oct328247
15-Oct324243
16-Oct321241
17-Oct316240
18-Oct315236
19-Oct313233
20-Oct310230
21-Oct307225
22-Oct306221
23-Oct304225
24-Oct301226
25-Oct296225
26-Oct296223