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Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing, as the rain season progresses, closing the period under review at 570m3/s on 11th January 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 493m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
29-December487395
30-December492397
31-December499399
1-January502403
2-January521404
3-January530407
4-January525405
5-January534408
6-January536421
7-January586457
8-January564458
9-January560464
10-January559466
11-January570493
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Thursday, December 29, 2022
To: 
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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