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Danube · km 743 · BULGARIA

Lom

Historical Danube levels at Lom, Bulgaria

LowRising · +6 cm today

16cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026▲ +52 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 22.65 m (Baltic)

Catchment area: 588,860 km²

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Compared with normal
30 of 30
years had more water on 5 November
Navigation threshold
−126 cm
vs LDC (142 cm)

Water level (cm)

05/11/2026 07:00 EET

07/10/2026Date05/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Discharge (m³/s) · right axis
  • normal for the date (previous years)
07/10/2026 – 05/11/2026 · 17 days · LDC 142 cm — above the displayed range · HDC 853 cm — above the displayed range· Discharge (m³/s), on the right axis. · Source: national hydrological institutes

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On 5 November, the water at Lom is at 16 cm, 6 cm higher than yesterday. The current level is 126 cm below LDC* and 837 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (142 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (853 cm).

The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 18 hours ago. The station usually reports more often.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

At river km 743 on the Danube, the Lom gauge records the water level (Bulgaria). The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is 16 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 126 cm below the low-water level LDC (142 cm). In a week the level has risen by 52 cm. Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 5 November 2026 is among the lowest 5% (percentile 0). The station’s record starts in 1941: since then the highest level was 985 cm (23 April 2006) and the lowest −49 cm (20 October 2026). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Vidin and downstream Rast. Readings arrive every few hours; the latest came 18 hours ago. The station usually reports more often.

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What does today's water level mean?
The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is 16 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 126 cm below the low-water level LDC (142 cm). In a week the level has risen by 52 cm. Readings arrive every few hours; the latest came 18 hours ago. The station usually reports more often.

Nearby gauges

On the opposite bank (Romania), the same stretch of the river is also measured here: Danube water level at Rast (5 km). Upstream on the Danube: Vidin (47.3 km). Downstream on the Danube: Bechet water level (64 km). Tributaries measured nearby: Lom.

Station map

Lom — 16 cmVidin — −7 cmRast — −134 cmVasilkovtsi — 35 cmKobilyak — 75 cmMizia — 71 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

17 station-days with data

Minimum
−49cm20/10/2026
Mean
−28cm
Maximum
16cm05/11/2026

17 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

298 station-days with data

Minimum
−49cm20/10/2026
Mean
207cm
Maximum
519cm03/03/2026

97 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (1941–2026)

31,288 station-days with data

Minimum
−49cm20/10/2026
Mean
396cm
Maximum
985cm23/04/2006

1,806 days below LDC112 days above HDC

Record high
985 cm23/04/2006
Record low
−49 cm20/10/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
2026−49200519940242
2025422155741180365
202477345643310366
202359406675360365
2022272395321070365
202186336695490365
202011229062880366
201948315810540365
201839342788740365
201768291593440365
201694371782170366
201572331684880365
201418142983100365
201380415803360365
201286293546330366
201149283684710365
201027754187006365
2009101382708130365
2008119339625190366
2007121329569250365
20061254499851630365
200515445484900365
2004107386768120366
2003112586531060365
200215540056100365
200111839072520365
200094392821200366
199916747079000365
199812640274230365
199713639564640365
199615244171500366
199513540767410365
199491349732370365
19939430267550365
199240332682600366
1991114358674160365
199057266457570365
198913036067340365
198813938585250366
198774419834150365
198659384743490365
198520384721400365
198414237466700366
198373331644450365
198217042073400365
1981228485934018365
198019952587504366
197920748473900365
197817645673500365
197716945980800365
197617040573600366
197519747282000365
197419048279800365
197313334968040365
197213639667410366
1971130338670110365
1970258589914047365
196915142170400365
196822040962200366
196717746679600365
196624353276800365
196519055484200365
196478383664110366
196317139877700365
1962117436837260365
196195356711290365
196029846763700366
1959123398617120365
195817944379000365
195718742173200365
195619948979500366
195532456278000365
195454415766240365
195370386760310365
195212939672070366
195115143070600365
1950124326635110365
194992313536520365
194885432684120366
194738321785890365
194690329622410365
194516941269900365
194419450880400366
194381303571310365
194215847095707365
194125358878600365

Monthly mean

2025-11: Mean 193 cm (123–336)19325/112025-12: Mean 267 cm (127–414)26725/122026-01: Mean 250 cm (107–350)25026/012026-02: Mean 388 cm (317–486)38826/022026-03: Mean 320 cm (203–519)32026/032026-04: Mean 350 cm (209–476)35026/042026-05: Mean 167 cm (110–252)16726/052026-06: Mean 151 cm (103–211)15126/062026-07: Mean 39 cm (6–96)3926/072026-08: Mean −15 cm (−28–5)−1526/082026-10: Mean −40 cm (−49–−22)−4026/102026-11: Mean −1 cm (−20–16)−126/11

This year against the historical range

IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIXII
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 Lom

Historical Danube levels at Lom
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
16142853
10142853
1142853
−12142853
−20142853
−22142853
−30142853