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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have been decreasing, closing the period under review at 670m3/s on 5th August 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 726m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2020/21)Flow (m3/s)(2019/20)
23 Jul873947
24 Jul853926
25 Jul836907
26 Jul816888
27 Jul800871
28 Jul784853
29 Jul770834
30 Jul752817
31 Jul736799
01 Aug723782
02 Aug711770
03 Aug698752
04 Aug681739
05 Aug670726
From: 
Friday, July 23, 2021
To: 
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,523m3/s as of 22nd April 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 897m3/s.

From:
16 April 2025
To:
22 April 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
16-Apr3,019736
17-Apr2,916764
18-Apr2,803789
19-Apr2,692816
20-Apr2,682839
21-Apr2,601865
22-Apr2,523897
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,673m3/s as of 22nd April 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 788m3/s.

From:
16 April 2025
To:
22 April 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
16-Apr2,580771
17-Apr2,596783
18-Apr2,626783
19-Apr2,629782
20-Apr2,633782
21-Apr2,650793
22-Apr2,673788
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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 2,323m3/s on 22nd April 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 694m3/s.

From:
16 April 2025
To:
22 April 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
16-Apr2,165700
17-Apr2,182695
18-Apr2,223694
19-Apr2,275697
20-Apr2,273697
21-Apr2,297695
22-Apr2,323694
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