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Danube–Black Sea Canal · km 60 · ROMANIA

Cernavodă Canal

Water level history at Cernavodă Canal (Danube–Black Sea Canal), Romania

LowRising · +8 cm today

216cmlevel of the day, 7 November 2026latest reading: 217 cm▲ +32 cm in 7 days
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Navigation threshold
−59 cm
vs LDC (275 cm)

Water level (cm)

07/11/2026 05:00 EET

09/10/2026Date07/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • LDC 275 cm
09/10/2026 – 07/11/2026 · 30 days · HDC 1,200 cm — above the displayed range · Source: national hydrological institutes

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On 7 November, the water at Cernavodă Canal is at 217 cm, 9 cm higher than yesterday. The current level is 58 cm below LDC* and 983 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: the low-water threshold of the station (275 cm). ** HDC: the high-water threshold of the station (1200 cm). Both are published by the national hydrological service.

The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 3 hours ago.

On the Danube–Black Sea Canal, upstream and downstream

At a glance

On the river Danube–Black Sea Canal, at river km 60, the Cernavodă Canal gauge records the level (Romania). The level of the river Danube–Black Sea Canal on 7 November 2026 is 216 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 59 cm below the low-water level LDC (275 cm). In a week the level has risen by 31 cm. On the same river, the nearest gauge downstream is Cernavodă SPC Aval. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 3 hours ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The level of the river Danube–Black Sea Canal on 7 November 2026 is 216 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 59 cm below the low-water level LDC (275 cm). In a week the level has risen by 31 cm. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 3 hours ago.

Conditions

Air
−0–6 °C
Wind
8.1 m/s

Nearby gauges

Downstream on the Danube–Black Sea Canal: Cernavodă SPC Aval (1 km) and Medgidia (23 km).

See also water level at Cernavodă, water level at Bechet, and Danube water level in Serbia.

Station map

Cernavodă Canal — 216 cmCernavodă SPC Aval — 687 cmCernavodă — −219 cmOvidiu — 687 cmNăvodari — 166 cmHârșova — −120 cm
Stations on the map: 6

Statistics

Minimum, mean and maximum of the daily levels, with the days spent below LDC or above HDC — useful for navigation, agriculture and flood history.

Download the series (CSV)

Last 30 days

30 station-days with data

Minimum
180cm02/11/2026
Mean
188cm
Maximum
216cm07/11/2026

30 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

356 station-days with data

Minimum
180cm02/11/2026
Mean
421cm
Maximum
789cm06/03/2026

113 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (2023–2026)

1,354 station-days with data

Minimum
180cm02/11/2026
Mean
530cm
Maximum
916cm04/06/2023

136 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Available series since 2023.

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
20261804077891130306
2025245457806100361
202429559688100343
2023252652916130344

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 572 cm (425–689)57225/122026-01: Mean 490 cm (359–568)49026/012026-02: Mean 654 cm (564–774)65426/022026-03: Mean 637 cm (469–789)63726/032026-04: Mean 636 cm (495–739)63626/042026-05: Mean 446 cm (374–533)44626/052026-06: Mean 413 cm (392–483)41326/062026-07: Mean 280 cm (224–366)28026/072026-08: Mean 213 cm (186–221)21326/082026-09: Mean 186 cm (186–186)18626/092026-10: Mean 186 cm (185–187)18626/102026-11: Mean 196 cm (180–216)19626/11

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.

Water level history at Cernavodă Canal (Danube–Black Sea Canal)

Water level history at Cernavodă Canal (Danube–Black Sea Canal)
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
2162751,200
2082751,200
2042751,200
1952751,200
1852751,200
1802751,200
1852751,200

Weather

The minimum temperature was −0°C, while the maximum temperature was 6°C. The feels-like temperature was −1°C, the wind speed was 8.1 m/s, the humidity was 88%, and the atmospheric pressure was 1,014 hPa.

min
−0°C
max
6°C
feels like
−1°C
wind
8.1 m/s
humidity
88%
pressure
1,014 hPa