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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 303m3/s on 3rd October 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 338m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
9/20/2022345389
9/21/2022340385
9/22/2022339384
9/23/2022334377
9/24/2022333374
9/25/2022328370
9/26/2022325365
9/27/2022323360
9/28/2022318356
9/29/2022313353
9/30/2022309351
10/1/2022308344
10/2/2022305341
10/3/2022303338
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
To: 
Monday, October 3, 2022
Lake Levels Graphic: 
vic-falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 85m3/s as of 2nd November 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 71m3/s. 

From:
20 September 2026
To:
2 November 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
20-Oct9765
21-Oct9664
22-Oct9664
23-Oct9666
24-Oct9665
25-Oct9464
26-Oct9363
27-Oct9164
28-Oct8766
29-Oct8768
30-Oct8668
31-Oct8768
1-Nov8669
2-Nov8571

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 266m3/s as of 2nd November 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 194m3/s.

From:
20 October 2026
To:
2 November 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
20-Oct285214
21-Oct282214
22-Oct282206
23-Oct280205
24-Oct280203
25-Oct277203
26-Oct276202
27-Oct275199
28-Oct275196
29-Oct275203
30-Oct273206
31-Oct270199
1-Nov268198
2-Nov266194

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 291m3/s as of 2nd November 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 211m3/s.

From:
20 October 2026
To:
2 November 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
20-Oct310230
21-Oct307225
22-Oct306221
23-Oct304225
24-Oct301226
25-Oct296225
26-Oct296223
27-Oct295223
28-Oct297220
29-Oct296219
30-Oct294214
31-Oct294212
1-Nov292212
2-Nov291211