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Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls that were steadily increasing have recorded reduction in flows due to reduced rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 535m3/s on 3rd February 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was higher at 717m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
21-Jan466671
22-Jan527677
23-Jan517681
24-Jan538682
25-Jan547687
26-Jan547695
27-Jan548698
28-Jan566703
29-Jan574705
30-Jan576710
31-Jan570710
1-Feb559710
2-Feb546713
3-Feb535717
From: 
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
To: 
Monday, February 3, 2025
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 289m3/s as of 13th July 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 291m3/s.

From:
30 June 2026
To:
13 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun362371
1-Jul356366
2-Jul348360
3-Jul341354
4-Jul334343
5-Jul329337
6-Jul324331
7-Jul321326
8-Jul316321
9-Jul309313
10-Jul303309
11-Jul297304
12-Jul293297
13-Jul289291

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 983m3/s as of 13th July 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 1,028m3/s.

From:
30 June 2026
To:
13 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
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
7-Jul11061177
8-Jul10921152
9-Jul10641129
10-Jul10451099
11-Jul10261075
12-Jul10051047
13-Jul9831028

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 1,188m3/s as of 13th July 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 1,296m3/s.

From:
30 June 2026
To:
13 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
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
7-Jul1,3461,506
8-Jul1,3161,468
9-Jul1,2851,429
10-Jul1,2641,396
11-Jul1,2411,361
12-Jul1,2131,332
13-Jul1,1881,296