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Danube · km 2,214.5 · GERMANY

Erlau

Historical Danube levels at Erlau, Germany

low for the dateFalling · −2 cm today

736cmlevel of the day, 6 November 2026latest reading: 735 cm▼ −4 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 282.65 m (Normalnull)

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Compared with normal
24 of 26
years had more water on 6 November

Water level (cm)

06/11/2026 00:45 CET

08/10/2026Date06/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • normal for the date (previous years)
08/10/2026 – 06/11/2026 · 28 days · Source: national hydrological institutes

Full series: download CSV

On 6 November, the water at Erlau is at 735 cm, 3 cm lower than yesterday.

The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 7 minutes ago.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

At river km 2,214.5 on the Danube, the Erlau gauge records the water level (Germany). The Danube level on 6 November 2026 is 736 cm. The level has fallen by 3 cm over the last 7 days. Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 6 November 2026 is among the lowest 25% (percentile 10). Since 1 January 2000, the highest level recorded here was 1,166 cm (4 June 2013) and the lowest 731 cm (4 November 2015). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Achleiten and downstream Wilhering. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 7 minutes ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The Danube level on 6 November 2026 is 736 cm. The level has fallen by 3 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 7 minutes ago.

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube: Kachlet Schleuse UP (15.8 km) and Achleiten (8.6 km). Downstream on the Danube: Wilhering water level (70.5 km). Tributaries measured nearby: Passau Marienbrücke (9 km) and Plattling (56 km).

Station map

Erlau — 736 cmAchleiten — 241 cmWilhering — 241 cmErlachleiten — 58 cmPassau Marienbrücke — 123 cmPassau Ingling — 151 cmRannasäge — 17 cmOberkappel — 104 cmDiersbach — 131 cmHörmannsberg — 31 cmKalteneck — 57 cm
Stations on the map: 11

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

28 station-days with data

Minimum
731cm26/10/2026
Mean
735cm
Maximum
739cm28/10/2026

Last 12 months

363 station-days with data

Minimum
731cm26/10/2026
Mean
741cm
Maximum
802cm25/02/2026

Whole history (2000–2026)

9,805 station-days with data

Minimum
731cm04/11/2015
Mean
751cm
Maximum
1,166cm04/06/2013
Record high
1,166 cm04/06/2013
Record low
731 cm04/11/2015

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumstation-days with data
2026731741802308
2025731741791365
2024733758831366
2023734753822365
2022734744786365
2021732751819365
2020732747802366
2019735750810365
2018731745798365
2017731746800365
2016731750814366
2015731747794365
2014735746826365
20137387601,166365
2012740758810366
2011734749833365
2010738755828365
2009737753826365
2008735750792366
2007736749827365
2006736754830365
2005736752834365
2004737748792366
2003735746803365
2002740764926365
2001738757834365
2000737759809366

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 742 cm (738–752)74225/122026-01: Mean 739 cm (735–741)73926/012026-02: Mean 751 cm (735–802)75126/022026-03: Mean 746 cm (738–766)74626/032026-04: Mean 743 cm (739–748)74326/042026-05: Mean 742 cm (737–748)74226/052026-06: Mean 745 cm (740–756)74526/062026-07: Mean 741 cm (737–748)74126/072026-08: Mean 738 cm (733–741)73826/082026-09: Mean 737 cm (732–742)73726/092026-10: Mean 735 cm (731–741)73526/102026-11: Mean 737 cm (736–738)73726/11

This year against the historical range

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Minimum–MaximumMean2026The band is the minimum–maximum of previous years for each calendar day; the line is the current year.

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.

Historical Danube levels at Erlau

Historical Danube levels at Erlau
DateWater level (cm)
736
738
736
737
737
739
736