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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily decreasing with records of isolated rises due to rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 164m3/s on 4th November 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 268m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
22-Oct193271
23-Oct190272
24-Oct186272
25-Oct186269
26-Oct184268
27-Oct184266
28-Oct180264
29-Oct178262
30-Oct174259
31-Oct169253
1-Nov163256
2-Nov162261
3-Nov162266
4-Nov164268
From: 
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
To: 
Monday, November 4, 2024
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 1,148m3/s as of 11th May 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 1,655m3/s.

From:
28 April 2026
To:
11 May 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
28-Apr17532936
29-Apr16823065
30-Apr16283103
1-May15743074
2-May15292971
3-May14812842
4-May14302695
5-May13852584
6-May13382441
7-May12972296
8-May12552070
9-May12121955
10-May11791798
11-May11481655

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 3,162m3/s as of 11th May 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 2,880m3/s.

From:
28 April 2026
To:
11 May 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
28-Apr35642934
29-Apr35412970
30-Apr35182999
1-May34953009
2-May34693014
3-May34413009
4-May34162987
5-May33902982
6-May33652960
7-May33172941
8-May32672929
9-May32392912
10-May32022883
11-May31622880

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 3,526m3/s as of 11th May 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 2,773m3/s.

From:
28 April 2026
To:
11 May 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
28-Apr36972483
29-Apr36942498
30-Apr36842514
1-May36612539
2-May36482559
3-May36382582
4-May36232612
5-May36102635
6-May36072658
7-May35872690
8-May35692706
9-May35592752
10-May35442759
11-May35262773