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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have been decreasing due to reduced rainfall activity and inflow from the upper Kariba Catchment, closing the period under review at 2,877m3/s on 19thApril 2021.The flow observed on the same date last year was3,890m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020/21Flow (m3/s) 2019/20
06/04/213,2413,922
07/04/213,2313,890
08/04/213,2193,857
09/04/213,1673,825
10/04/213,1383,762
11/04/213,0993,730
12/04/213,0773,699
13/04/213,0533,683
14/04/213,0243,730
15/04/213,0063,793
16/04/212,9923,825
17/04/212,9453,857
18/04/212,9033,873
19/04/212,8773,890
From: 
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
To: 
Monday, April 19, 2021
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 102m3/s as of 16th September 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 74m3/s.

From:
3 September 2025
To:
16 September 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
3-Sep12591
4-Sep12290
5-Sep11988
6-Sep11887
7-Sep11686
8-Sep11585
9-Sep11384
10-Sep11283
11-Sep11081
12-Sep10880
13-Sep10779
14-Sep10578
15-Sep10476
16-Sep10274
levels graphic

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, closing the period under review at 322m3/s as of 16th September 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 243m3/s.

From:
3 September 2025
To:
16 September 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
3-Sep378282
4-Sep370277
5-Sep365276
6-Sep363269
7-Sep356266
8-Sep354263
9-Sep353260
10-Sep348257
11-Sep344255
12-Sep339253
13-Sep334247
14-Sep328244
15-Sep326244
16-Sep322243

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 343m3/s as of 16th September 2025. The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 264m3/s.

From:
3 September 2025
To:
16 September 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
3-Sep402298
4-Sep394294
5-Sep385291
6-Sep383289
7-Sep379287
8-Sep377285
9-Sep369283
10-Sep364279
11-Sep361277
12-Sep357271
13-Sep353270
14-Sep351268
15-Sep347266
16-Sep343264