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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing with records of fluctuation due to rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 321m3/s on 6th January 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was higher at 525m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
24-Dec292436
25-Dec292447
26-Dec289457
27-Dec292472
28-Dec303482
29-Dec296481
30-Dec305486
31-Dec308490
1-Jan310492
2-Jan320500
3-Jan312504
4-Jan313509
5-Jan320515
6-Jan321525
From: 
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
To: 
Monday, January 6, 2025
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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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
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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
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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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