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 steadily decreasing again, closing the period under review at 2,744m³/s as of 14^th April 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 3,259m³/s.

From:

1 April 2026

To:

14 April 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
1-Apr	3,054	2,607
2-Apr	3,022	2,696
3-Apr	2,978	2,796
4-Apr	2,962	2,964
5-Apr	2,957	3,010
6-Apr	3,044	3,106
7-Apr	3,113	3,312
8-Apr	3,127	3,542
9-Apr	3,063	3,682
10-Apr	2,985	3,720
11-Apr	2,919	3,670
12-Apr	2,858	3,554
13-Apr	2,802	3,423
14-Apr	2,744	3,259

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 3,679m³/s as of 14^th April 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 2,529m³/s.

From:

1 April 2026

To:

14 April 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
1-Apr	4,179	2,268
2-Apr	4,152	2,268
3-Apr	4,139	2,281
4-Apr	4,117	2,283
5-Apr	4,112	2,299
6-Apr	4,060	2,324
7-Apr	4,009	2,337
8-Apr	3,964	2,367
9-Apr	3,902	2,389
10-Apr	3,857	2,417
11-Apr	3,823	2,451
12-Apr	3,770	2,480
13-Apr	3,736	2,513
14-Apr	3,679	2,529

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station peaked to 4,200m³/s as of 1^st April 2026, before dropping to 4,005m³/s at the end of the period under review of 14^th April 2026. The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 2,126m³/s.

From:

1 April 2026

To:

14 April 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
1-Apr	4,200	1,776
2-Apr	4,160	1,822
3-Apr	4,131	1,872
4-Apr	4,104	1,909
5-Apr	4,115	1,946
6-Apr	4,133	1,967
7-Apr	4,136	1,983
8-Apr	4,104	2,006
9-Apr	4,043	2,015
10-Apr	4,024	2,036
11-Apr	4,035	2,063
12-Apr	4,043	2,082
13-Apr	4,029	2,099
14-Apr	4,005	2,126