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Victoria Falls (Nana's Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily rising, closing the period under review at 658m3/s as of 18th January 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 431m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
5-Jan525320
6-Jan529321
7-Jan527325
8-Jan521351
9-Jan517351
10-Jan517347
11-Jan519349
12-Jan535356
13-Jan542378
14-Jan563397
15Jan605401
16-Jan627415
17-Jan651420
18-Jan658431
From: 
Monday, January 5, 2026
To: 
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are rising steadily as the rainfall season progresses, peaking to 2,595m3/s on 15th February 2026 before dropping to 2,575m3/s as of 16th February 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 1,713m3/s.

From:
3 February 2026
To:
16 February 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
3-Feb909365
4-Feb1,053401
5-Feb1,175438
6-Feb1,354494
7-Feb1,508561
8-Feb1,612631
9-Feb1,763696
10-Feb1,961826
11-Feb2,083988
12-Feb2,2281,160
13-Feb2,3761,319
14-Feb2,5211,488
15-Feb2,5951,606
16-Feb2,5751,713

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing with records of fluctuation being observed due to the influence of local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 1,031m3/s as of 16th February 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 653m3/s.

From:
3 February 2026
To:
16 February 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
3-Feb833545
4-Feb841553
5-Feb850556
6-Feb857562
7-Feb867572
8-Feb896582
9-Feb895586
10-Feb913596
11-Feb939600
12-Feb954616
13-Feb971628
14-Feb985640
15-Feb1,014644
16-Feb1,031653

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station fluctuated due to reduction in rainfall activity around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 890m3/s as of 16th February 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 587m3/s.

From:
3 February 2026
To:
16 February 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
3-Feb881535
4-Feb877544
5-Feb867542
6-Feb856544
7-Feb846546
8-Feb853544
9-Feb842542
10-Feb831542
11-Feb832543
12-Feb849552
13-Feb871559
14-Feb952575
15-Feb879575
16-Feb890587