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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: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 324m3/s as of 6th July 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 331m3/s.

From:
23 June 2026
To:
6 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
23-Jun407424
24-Jun398415
25-Jun393407
26-Jun386401
27-Jun380394
28-Jun373385
29-Jun368379
30-Jun362371
1-Jul356366
2-Jul348360
3-Jul341354
4-Jul334343
5-Jul329337
6-Jul324331

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 1,135m3/s as of 6th July 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 1,208m3/s.

From:
6 July 2026
To:
6 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
23-Jun1,4171,611
24-Jun1,4061,575
25-Jun1,3901,541
26-Jun1,3601,508
27-Jun1,3341,475
28-Jun1,3131,446
29-Jun1,2961,394
30-Jun1,2651,379
1-Jul1,2391,336
2-Jul1,2121,321
3-Jul1,2061,295
4-Jul1,1761,267
5-Jul1,1511,239
6-Jul1,1351,208

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 1,374m3/s as of 6th July 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 1,545m3/s.

From:
23 June 2026
To:
6 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
23-Jun1,7682,103
24-Jun1,7322,059
25-Jun1,6982,011
26-Jun1,6651,952
27-Jun1,6341,909
28-Jun1,6071,864
29-Jun1,5761,820
30-Jun1,5491,780
1-Jul1,5151,744
2-Jul1,4771,700
3-Jul1,4641,663
4-Jul1,4311,624
5-Jul1,4011,582
6-Jul1,3741,545