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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

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma peaked to 3,720m3/s on 10th April 2025, before decreasing to 3,259m3/s as of 14th April 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 677m3/s.

From:
8 April 2025
To:
14 April 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
8-Apr3,542500
9-Apr3,682524
10-Apr3,720550
11-Apr3,670585
12-Apr3,554614
13-Apr3,423646
14-Apr3,259677
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,529m3/s as of 14th April 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 771m3/s.

From:
8 April 2025
To:
14 April 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
8-Apr2,367769
9-Apr2,389755
10-Apr2,417763
11-Apr2,451777
12-Apr2,480777
13-Apr2,513768
14-Apr2,529771
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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 2,126m3/s on 14th April 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 704m3/s.

From:
8 April 2025
To:
14 April 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
8-Apr2,006671
9-Apr2,015716
10-Apr2,036694
11-Apr2,063704
12-Apr2,082703
13-Apr2,099707
14-Apr2,126704
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