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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have continued increasing steadily due to local rainfall activity and increasing inflow from the Upper Catchment, closing the period under review at 2,008 m3/s on 22nd February 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 839 m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020/21Flow (m3/s) 2019/20
9/2/20211,225691
10/2/20211,278705
11/2/20211,352719
12/2/20211,382733
13/2/20211,404748
14/2/20211,415763
15/2/20211,482778
16/2/20211,516793
17/2/20211,587800
18/2/20211,593808
19/2/20211,708816
20/2/20211,754824
21/2/20211,887831
22/2/20212,008839
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
To: 
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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