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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

Flows at Victoria Falls have continued to increase steadily during the period under review before closing at 548m3/s on 23rd January 2020. Last year on the same date, the flow was 524m3/s. The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are still below the long-term average. This situation of below average flows at this station is forecasted to continue throughout the season to September 2020 as depicted in the respective hydrograph (dashed blue line).

Date20202019
10/1/2020426406
11/1/2020431436
12/1/2020436426
13/1/2020447421
14/1/2020457416
15/1/2020468426
16/1/2020479436
17/1/2020490452
18/1/2020501479
19/1/2020513490
20/1/2020524501
21/1/2020530513
22/1/2020536519
23/1/2020548524
From: 
Friday, January 10, 2020
To: 
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 
vic falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 114m3/s as of 16th September 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 102m3/s. 

From:
3 September 2026
To:
16 September 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
3-Sept129125
4-Sept126122
5-Sept123119
6-Sept126118
7-Sept126116
8-Sept124115
9-Sept121113
10-Sept120112
11-Sept120110
12-Sept119108
13-Sept117107
14-Sept121105
15-Sept115104
16-Sept114102

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 377m3/s as of 16th September 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 322m3/s.

From:
3 September 2026
To:
16 September 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
3-Sept433378
4-Sept427370
5-Sept425365
6-Sept418363
7-Sept413356
8-Sept413354
9-Sept402353
10-Sept399348
11-Sept395344
12-Sept390339
13-Sept388334
14-Sept385328
15-Sept378326
16-Sept377322

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 397m3/s as of 16th September 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 343m3/s.

From:
16 September 2026
To:
16 September 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
3-Sept453402
4-Sept451394
5-Sept447385
6-Sept444383
7-Sept438379
8-Sept433377
9-Sept427369
10-Sept424364
11-Sept419361
12-Sept415357
13-Sept410353
14-Sept407351
15-Sept403347
16-Sept397343