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Danube–Black Sea Canal · km 59 · ROMANIA

Cernavodă SPC Aval

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

NormalFalling · −9 cm today

687cmlevel of the day, 6 November 2026▲ +21 cm in 7 days
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Navigation threshold
+87 cm
vs LDC (600 cm)

Water level (cm)

06/11/2026 23:00 EET

08/10/2026Date06/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • LDC 600 cm
08/10/2026 – 06/11/2026 · 30 days · HDC 850 cm — above the displayed range · Source: national hydrological institutes

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On 6 November, the water at Cernavodă SPC Aval is at 687 cm, 9 cm lower than yesterday. The current level is 87 cm above LDC* and 163 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: the low-water threshold of the station (600 cm). ** HDC: the high-water threshold of the station (850 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 59, the Cernavodă SPC Aval gauge records the level (Romania). The latest reading, on 6 November 2026, is 687 cm. This is 87 cm above the low-water level LDC (600 cm) and 163 cm below the high-water level HDC (850 cm). In a week the level has risen by 21 cm. On the river Danube–Black Sea Canal, the nearest gauge upstream is Cernavodă Canal and downstream Medgidia. 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 latest reading, on 6 November 2026, is 687 cm. This is 87 cm above the low-water level LDC (600 cm) and 163 cm below the high-water level HDC (850 cm). In a week the level has risen by 21 cm. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 3 hours ago.

Conditions

Air
1–7 °C
Wind
10.9 m/s

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube–Black Sea Canal: Cernavodă Canal (1 km). Downstream on the Danube–Black Sea Canal: Medgidia (22 km) and Murfatlar (35 km).

Station map

Cernavodă SPC Aval — 687 cmCernavodă Canal — 208 cmMedgidia — 693 cmCernavodă — −219 cmHârșova — −120 cmOvidiu — 701 cmNăvodari — 167 cmCălărași — −152 cmSlobozia — 141 cm
Stations on the map: 9

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
650cm28/10/2026
Mean
675cm
Maximum
697cm15/10/2026

0 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

359 station-days with data

Minimum
650cm28/10/2026
Mean
709cm
Maximum
752cm02/03/2026

0 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (2023–2026)

1,342 station-days with data

Minimum
650cm28/10/2026
Mean
720cm
Maximum
765cm28/01/2023

0 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Available series since 2023.

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
202665070875200304
202568571974100353
202469172176300342
202370273076500343

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 721 cm (708–736)72125/122026-01: Mean 719 cm (706–734)71926/012026-02: Mean 722 cm (707–740)72226/022026-03: Mean 725 cm (710–752)72526/032026-04: Mean 720 cm (702–734)72026/042026-05: Mean 718 cm (707–734)71826/052026-06: Mean 718 cm (705–731)71826/062026-07: Mean 716 cm (692–737)71626/072026-08: Mean 683 cm (656–709)68326/082026-09: Mean 684 cm (665–707)68426/092026-10: Mean 676 cm (650–697)67626/102026-11: Mean 682 cm (670–696)68226/11

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.

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

Water level history at Cernavodă SPC Aval (Danube–Black Sea Canal)
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
687600850
696600850
689600850
679600850
670600850
673600850
675600850

Weather

The minimum temperature was 1°C, while the maximum temperature was 7°C. The feels-like temperature was 0°C, the wind speed was 10.9 m/s, the humidity was 88%, and the atmospheric pressure was 1,023 hPa.

min
1°C
max
7°C
feels like
0°C
wind
10.9 m/s
humidity
88%
pressure
1,023 hPa