Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are in recession, closing the period under review at 454m³/s on 6^th September 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 481m³/s.


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)	Flow (m3/s)(2019/20)
24/8/21	521	547
25/8/21	517	542
26/8/21	510	535
27/8/21	505	531
28/8/21	500	526
29/8/21	495	518
30/8/21	486	514
31/8/21	482	512
01/9/21	476	509
02/9/21	469	501
03/9/21	468	496
04/9/21	463	493
05/9/21	459	487
06/9/21	454	481

From:

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

To:

Monday, September 6, 2021

Lake Levels Graphic:

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are rising steadily, with records of fluctuations being observed due to the influence of local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 259m³/s as of 5^th January 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 150m³/s.

From:

23 December 2025

To:

5 January 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
23-Dec	168	104
24-Dec	173	107
25-Dec	179	109
26-Dec	197	113
27-Dec	204	113
28-Dec	203	118
29-Dec	208	119
30-Dec	214	121
31-Dec	218	124
1-Jan	224	131
2-Jan	233	134
3-Jan	238	136
4-Jan	249	144
5-Jan	259	150

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing with records of fluctuation being observed due to local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 552m³/s as of 5^th January 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 359m³/s.

From:

23 December 2025

To:

5 January 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
23-Dec	422	300
24-Dec	427	298
25-Dec	439	300
26-Dec	461	303
27-Dec	476	301
28-Dec	499	303
29-Dec	494	302
30-Dec	503	311
31-Dec	513	315
1-Jan	517	322
2-Jan	527	328
3-Jan	534	330
4-Jan	542	344
5-Jan	552	359

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily rising, closing the period under review at 525m³/s as of 5^th January 2026. The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 320m³/s.

From:

23 December 2025

To:

5 January 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
23-Dec	425	292
24-Dec	436	292
25-Dec	438	292
26-Dec	453	289
27-Dec	471	292
28-Dec	477	303
29-Dec	483	296
30-Dec	496	305
31-Dec	518	308
1-Jan	530	310
2-Jan	535	320
3-Jan	534	312
4-Jan	530	313
5-Jan	525	320