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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are now decreasing after peaking for the second time, closing the period under review at 2,514m3/s on 5th June 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,463m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
23-May2,6852,896
24-May2,7012,872
25-May2,7132,855
26-May2,7152,830
27-May2,7182,804
28-May2,7082,773
29-May2,6902,741
30-May2,6742,718
31-May2,6582,667
01-Jun2,6352,628
02-Jun2,6122,582
03-Jun2,5842,537
04-Jun2,5482,494
05-Jun2,5142,463
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
To: 
Monday, June 5, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are increasing steadily due to the influence of rainfall activity within the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 180m3/s on 13th January 2025 whilst last year on the same date it was higher at 489m3/s.

From:
31 December 2024
To:
13 January 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
31-Dec124343
1-Jan131350
2-Jan134367
3-Jan136370
4-Jan144378
5-Jan150382
6-Jan153385
7-Jan158395
8-Jan165410
9-Jan171419
10-Jan178426
11-Jan179444
12-Jan178464
13-Jan180489
chavuma

Nana's Farm

The Zambezi River flows at Nana’s Farm, located some 33km upstream of Victoria Falls (typically the same reach) have steadily been increasing with records of fluctuation due to rainfall activity being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 378m3/s on 13th January 2025. The flow observed on the same date last year was higher at 579m3/s.

From:
31 December 2024
To:
13 January 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
31-Dec308490
1-Jan310492
2-Jan320500
3-Jan312504
4-Jan313509
5-Jan320515
6-Jan321525
7-Jan325527
8-Jan351531
9-Jan351538
10-Jan347547
11-Jan349559
12-Jan356570
13-Jan378579
nana

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing with records of fluctuations due to rainfall activity around the catchment, closing the period under review at 421m3/s as of 13th January 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was higher at 692m3/s.

From:
31 December 2024
To:
13 January 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
31-Dec315552
1-Jan322560
2-Jan328570
3-Jan330582
4-Jan344586
5-Jan359594
6-Jan388616
7-Jan359616
8-Jan369629
9-Jan370643
10-Jan375646
11-Jan389655
12-Jan390669
13-Jan421692
ngonye

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing with records of fluctuation due to rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 378m3/s on 13th January 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was higher at 579m3/s.

From:
31 December 2024
To:
13 January 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
31-Dec308490
1-Jan310492
2-Jan320500
3-Jan312504
4-Jan313509
5-Jan320515
6-Jan321525
7-Jan325527
8-Jan351531
9-Jan351538
10-Jan347547
11-Jan349559
12-Jan356570
13-Jan378579
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