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Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have been increasing steadily due to the influence of local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 1,624m3/s on 21st March 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 3,417m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
3/8/20221,1623,508
3/9/20221,1863,569
3/10/20221,3593,584
3/11/20221,2893,597
3/12/20221,2903,597
3/13/20221,3013,579
3/14/20221,3143,559
3/15/20221,3393,544
3/16/20221,3593,531
3/17/20221,4533,500
3/18/20221,4903,478
3/19/20221,5153,455
3/20/20221,5663,435
3/21/20221,6243,417
From: 
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
To: 
Monday, March 21, 2022
Lake Levels Graphic: 
vic falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 102m3/s as of 16th September 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 74m3/s.

From:
3 September 2025
To:
16 September 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
3-Sep12591
4-Sep12290
5-Sep11988
6-Sep11887
7-Sep11686
8-Sep11585
9-Sep11384
10-Sep11283
11-Sep11081
12-Sep10880
13-Sep10779
14-Sep10578
15-Sep10476
16-Sep10274
levels graphic

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, closing the period under review at 322m3/s as of 16th September 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 243m3/s.

From:
3 September 2025
To:
16 September 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
3-Sep378282
4-Sep370277
5-Sep365276
6-Sep363269
7-Sep356266
8-Sep354263
9-Sep353260
10-Sep348257
11-Sep344255
12-Sep339253
13-Sep334247
14-Sep328244
15-Sep326244
16-Sep322243

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are in recession, closing the period under review at 343m3/s as of 16th September 2025. The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 264m3/s.

From:
3 September 2025
To:
16 September 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
3-Sep402298
4-Sep394294
5-Sep385291
6-Sep383289
7-Sep379287
8-Sep377285
9-Sep369283
10-Sep364279
11-Sep361277
12-Sep357271
13-Sep353270
14-Sep351268
15-Sep347266
16-Sep343264