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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 890m3/s on 1st February 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 865m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
24 January745769
25 January772748
26 January781739
27 January790752
28 January806770
29 January823793
30 January836822
31 January860857
1 February890865
2 February928877
3 February952899
4 February978920
5 February1,006942
6 February1,022968
From: 
Thursday, January 19, 2023
To: 
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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