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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
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 64m3/s as of 27th October 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 53m3/s.

From:
14 October 2025
To:
27 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
14-Oct7257
15-Oct7257
16-Oct7056
17-Oct6855
18-Oct6855
19-Oct6655
20-Oct6554
21-Oct6453
22-Oct6452
23-Oct6652
24-Oct6551
25-Oct6451
26-Oct6355
27-Oct6453

Ngonye

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 64m3/s as of 27th October 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 53m3/s.

From:
14 October 2025
To:
27 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
14-Oct230183
15-Oct228196
16-Oct227186
17-Oct222185
18-Oct220182
19-Oct216178
20-Oct214176
21-Oct214175
22-Oct206173
23-Oct205171
24-Oct203171
25-Oct203169
26-Oct202164
27-Oct199164

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are in recession, with isolated rises being observed due to local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 223m3/s as of 27th October 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 184m3/s.

From:
14 October 2025
To:
27 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
14-Oct247197
15-Oct243197
16-Oct241195
17-Oct240196
18-Oct236197
19-Oct233197
20-Oct230196
21-Oct225195
22-Oct221193
23-Oct225190
24-Oct226186
25-Oct225186
26-Oct223184
27-Oct223184