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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls which have been increasing due to second wave of incoming inflows from the upper Kariba catchment, have started decreasing and closing the period under review at 2,773m3/s on 20th May 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 3,793m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020/21Flow (m3/s) 2019/20
7/5/20212,8164,444
8/5/20212,8304,427
9/5/20212,8464,392
10/5/20212,8704,375
11/5/20212,8794,306
12/5/20212,8814,255
13/5/20212,8774,238
14/5/20212,8794,221
15/5/20212,8744,153
16/5/20212,8634,066
17/5/20212,8514,000
18/5/20212,8323,926
19/5/20212,8063,857
20/5/20212,7733,793
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Friday, May 7, 2021
To: 
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 289m3/s as of 13th July 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 291m3/s.

From:
30 June 2026
To:
13 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun362371
1-Jul356366
2-Jul348360
3-Jul341354
4-Jul334343
5-Jul329337
6-Jul324331
7-Jul321326
8-Jul316321
9-Jul309313
10-Jul303309
11-Jul297304
12-Jul293297
13-Jul289291

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 983m3/s as of 13th July 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 1,028m3/s.

From:
30 June 2026
To:
13 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun1,2651,379
1-Jul1,2391,336
2-Jul1,2121,321
3-Jul1,2061,295
4-Jul1,1761,267
5-Jul1,1511,239
6-Jul1,1351,208
7-Jul11061177
8-Jul10921152
9-Jul10641129
10-Jul10451099
11-Jul10261075
12-Jul10051047
13-Jul9831028

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 1,188m3/s as of 13th July 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 1,296m3/s.

From:
30 June 2026
To:
13 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun1,5491,780
1-Jul1,5151,744
2-Jul1,4771,700
3-Jul1,4641,663
4-Jul1,4311,624
5-Jul1,4011,582
6-Jul1,3741,545
7-Jul1,3461,506
8-Jul1,3161,468
9-Jul1,2851,429
10-Jul1,2641,396
11-Jul1,2411,361
12-Jul1,2131,332
13-Jul1,1881,296