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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 2,069m3/s on 11th April 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,398m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
29 March2,3122,195
30 March2,2902,225
31 March2,2712,257
01 April2,2552,273
02 April2,2402,288
03 April2,2272,297
04 April2,2062,310
05 April2,1822,325
06 April2,1652,345
07 April2,1522,363
08 April2,1352,382
09 April2,1142,394
10 April2,0862,387
11 April2,0692,398
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
To: 
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma have been fluctuating because of variation in rainfall activity around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 2,088m3/s on 10th March 2025 whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 344m3/s.

From:
4 March 2025
To:
10 March 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
4-Mar2,062369
5-Mar2,078366
6-Mar2,085357
7-Mar2,076350
8-Mar2,086347
9-Mar2,089343
10-Mar2,088344
chavuma

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing steadily due to rainfall activity on the catchment, closing the period under review at 1,122m3/s as of 10th March 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 859m3/s.

From:
4 March 2025
To:
10 March 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
4-Mar926878
5-Mar946878
6-Mar973877
7-Mar1,007875
8-Mar1,023867
9-Mar1,083865
10-Mar1,122859
ngonye

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are increasing steadily, closing the period under review at 871m3/s on 10th March 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 793m3/s.

From:
4 March 2025
To:
10 March 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
4-Mar787800
5-Mar805796
6-Mar822794
7-Mar836796
8-Mar845794
9-Mar856793
10-Mar871793
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