Victoria Falls / Big Tree

Flows at Victoria Falls have continued to increase steadily during the period under review before closing at 3,133m³/s on 23^rd March 2020. Last year on the same date, the flow was 831m³/s. The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are above the long-term mean.


Date	Flow (m3/s) 2020	Flow (m3/s) 2019
10/3/2020	1328	824
11/3/2020	1382	816
12/3/2020	1507	824
13/3/2020	1630	831
14/3/2020	1800	839
15/3/2020	1975	831
16/3/2020	2146	824
17/3/2020	2284	824
18/3/2020	2398	808
19/3/2020	2520	800
20/3/2020	2647	808
21/3/2020	2797	839
22/3/2020	2962	839
23/3/2020	3133	831

From:

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

To:

Monday, March 23, 2020

Lake Levels Graphic:

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 257m³/s as of 20^th July 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 261m³/s.

From:

7 July 2026

To:

20 July 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
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
14-Jul	284	288
15-Jul	280	283
16-Jul	276	279
17-Jul	272	275
18-Jul	264	270
19-Jul	261	265
20-Jul	257	261

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 877m³/s as of 20^th July 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 850m³/s.

From:

7 July 2026

To:

20 July 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
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
14-Jul	968	995
15-Jul	968	973
16-Jul	949	951
17-Jul	933	924
18-Jul	914	896
19-Jul	893	878
20-Jul	877	850

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 1,004m³/s as of 20^th July 2026. The flow observed on the same date last year was at 1,057m³/s.

From:

7 July 2026

To:

20 July 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
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
14-Jul	1160	1258
15-Jul	1133	1228
16-Jul	1113	1195
17-Jul	1094	1160
18-Jul	1067	1126
19-Jul	1029	1097
20-Jul	1004	1057

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