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Victoria Falls (Nana's Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Nana’s Farm, located some 33km upstream of Victoria Falls (typically the same reach) have steadily been rising due to rainfall activity on the catchment as well as upstream recharge, closing the period under review at 260m3/s on 11th December 2024. The flow recorded on the same date last year was slightly higher at 335m3/s.

NB: As there is no significant increase in runoff between this station and the Big Tree Station 33km downstream and given that Nana’s Farm Station presents superior hydrometric conditions, the two stations have since been merged into one and code-named: “Zambezi River at Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)”.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
26-Nov237318
27-Nov238321
28-Nov242321
29-Nov248325
30-Nov247326
1-Dec244330
2-Dec244330
3-Dec243330
4-Dec244335
5-Dec245336
6-Dec248335
7-Dec250330
8-Dec251328
9-Dec254329
From: 
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
To: 
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Lake Levels Graphic: 
vic-falls

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