Victoria Falls / Big Tree

Flows at Victoria Falls have continued to increase steadily during the period under review before closing at 548m³/s on 23^rd 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).


Date	2020	2019
10/1/2020	426	406
11/1/2020	431	436
12/1/2020	436	426
13/1/2020	447	421
14/1/2020	457	416
15/1/2020	468	426
16/1/2020	479	436
17/1/2020	490	452
18/1/2020	501	479
19/1/2020	513	490
20/1/2020	524	501
21/1/2020	530	513
22/1/2020	536	519
23/1/2020	548	524

From:

Friday, January 10, 2020

To:

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Lake Levels Graphic:

Chavuma

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

From:

30 June 2026

To:

13 July 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun	362	371
1-Jul	356	366
2-Jul	348	360
3-Jul	341	354
4-Jul	334	343
5-Jul	329	337
6-Jul	324	331
7-Jul	321	326
8-Jul	316	321
9-Jul	309	313
10-Jul	303	309
11-Jul	297	304
12-Jul	293	297
13-Jul	289	291

Ngonye

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

From:

30 June 2026

To:

13 July 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun	1,265	1,379
1-Jul	1,239	1,336
2-Jul	1,212	1,321
3-Jul	1,206	1,295
4-Jul	1,176	1,267
5-Jul	1,151	1,239
6-Jul	1,135	1,208
7-Jul	1106	1177
8-Jul	1092	1152
9-Jul	1064	1129
10-Jul	1045	1099
11-Jul	1026	1075
12-Jul	1005	1047
13-Jul	983	1028

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

From:

30 June 2026

To:

13 July 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun	1,549	1,780
1-Jul	1,515	1,744
2-Jul	1,477	1,700
3-Jul	1,464	1,663
4-Jul	1,431	1,624
5-Jul	1,401	1,582
6-Jul	1,374	1,545
7-Jul	1,346	1,506
8-Jul	1,316	1,468
9-Jul	1,285	1,429
10-Jul	1,264	1,396
11-Jul	1,241	1,361
12-Jul	1,213	1,332
13-Jul	1,188	1,296

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