Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The second Zambezi River flood peak (5,825 m³/s ) recorded at Chavuma on 6^th April 2020 arrived at Victoria Falls some 27 days later on 3^rd May 2020, with a subdued magnitude of 4,568 m³/s before dropping to 4,221m³/s on 14^th May 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,098m³/s. (NB: the variation in timing of the peak flood between Victoria Falls and Nana’s Farm upstream is attributable to a potential gauge shift that will have to be corrected after the flood season).


Date	Flow (m3/s) 2020	Flow (m3/s) 2019
1/5/2020	4497	1117
2/5/2020	4532	1127
3/5/2020	4568	1136
4/5/2020	4532	1136
5/5/2020	4532	1146
6/5/2020	4462	1156
7/5/2020	4444	1165
8/5/2020	4427	1175
9/5/2020	4392	1156
10/5/2020	4375	1146
11/5/2020	4306	1127
12/5/2020	4255	1117
13/5/2020	4238	1108
14/5/2020	4221	1098

From:

Friday, May 1, 2020

To:

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Lake Levels Graphic:

Chavuma

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

From:

30 June 2026

To:

13 July 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun	362	371
1-Jul	356	366
2-Jul	348	360
3-Jul	341	354
4-Jul	334	343
5-Jul	329	337
6-Jul	324	331
7-Jul	321	326
8-Jul	316	321
9-Jul	309	313
10-Jul	303	309
11-Jul	297	304
12-Jul	293	297
13-Jul	289	291

Ngonye

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

From:

30 June 2026

To:

13 July 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun	1,265	1,379
1-Jul	1,239	1,336
2-Jul	1,212	1,321
3-Jul	1,206	1,295
4-Jul	1,176	1,267
5-Jul	1,151	1,239
6-Jul	1,135	1,208
7-Jul	1106	1177
8-Jul	1092	1152
9-Jul	1064	1129
10-Jul	1045	1099
11-Jul	1026	1075
12-Jul	1005	1047
13-Jul	983	1028

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

From:

30 June 2026

To:

13 July 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2025/26)	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
30-Jun	1,549	1,780
1-Jul	1,515	1,744
2-Jul	1,477	1,700
3-Jul	1,464	1,663
4-Jul	1,431	1,624
5-Jul	1,401	1,582
6-Jul	1,374	1,545
7-Jul	1,346	1,506
8-Jul	1,316	1,468
9-Jul	1,285	1,429
10-Jul	1,264	1,396
11-Jul	1,241	1,361
12-Jul	1,213	1,332
13-Jul	1,188	1,296

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