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Danube · km 375 · BULGARIA

Silistra

Historical Danube levels at Silistra, Bulgaria

LowRising · +12 cm today

−90cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026▲ +38 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 6.27 m (Baltic)

Catchment area: 689,700 km²

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Compared with normal
30 of 30
years had more water on 5 November
Navigation threshold
−176 cm
vs LDC (86 cm)
Forecast peak
−63 cm
Tue 10

Water level (cm)

05/11/2026 07:00 EET

+24h: −86 cm (−91–−81 cm)+48h: −79 cm (−86–−72 cm)+72h: −73 cm (−80–−66 cm)+96h: −67 cm (−74–−60 cm)+120h: −63 cm (−70–−56 cm)
07/10/2026Date10/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Discharge (m³/s) · right axis
  • Forecast
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Forecast range (min–max)
07/10/2026 – 05/11/2026 · 17 days · LDC 86 cm — above the displayed range · HDC 743 cm — above the displayed range · Forecast 05/11/2026· Discharge (m³/s), on the right axis. · Source: national hydrological institutes

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On 5 November, the water at Silistra is at −90 cm, 12 cm higher than yesterday. The current level is 176 cm below LDC* and 833 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (86 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (743 cm).

Next 5 days

Forecast for the next 24–120 hours. Glossary

How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 4.2 cm · for the second day 4.9 cm · for the third day 6 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 375 on the Danube, the Silistra gauge records the water level (Bulgaria). The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is −90 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 176 cm below the low-water level LDC (86 cm). In a week the level has risen by 38 cm. The official forecast covers 2 days: +24 h: −86 cm (−91 … −81 cm), +48 h: −79 cm (−86 … −72 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 883 cm (18 March 1942) and the lowest −143 cm (20 October 2026). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Malak Preslavets and downstream Călărași. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 4.2 cm · for the second day 4.9 cm · for the third day 6 cm. 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 −90 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 176 cm below the low-water level LDC (86 cm). In a week the level has risen by 38 cm. Readings arrive every few hours; the latest came 18 hours ago. The station usually reports more often.

Conditions

Forecast +24 h
−86 cm · +4 cm vs today
Forecast +72 h
−73 cm · +17 cm vs today

Nearby gauges

On the opposite bank (Romania), the same stretch of the river is also measured here: Danube level at Călărași (5 km). Upstream on the Danube: Oltenița (55 km). Downstream on the Danube: Danube river level at Cernavodă (75 km). The nearest large city on the river: Danube water level at Ruse (120 km).

Station map

Silistra — −90 cmMalak Preslavets — −258 cmCălărași — −172 cmSlobozia — 132 cm
Stations on the map: 4

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
−143cm20/10/2026
Mean
−129cm
Maximum
−90cm05/11/2026

17 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

298 station-days with data

Minimum
−143cm20/10/2026
Mean
141cm
Maximum
436cm05/03/2026

110 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (1941–2026)

31,288 station-days with data

Minimum
−143cm20/10/2026
Mean
325cm
Maximum
883cm18/03/1942

2,297 days below LDC216 days above HDC

Record high
883 cm18/03/1942
Record low
−143 cm20/10/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
2026−143136436990242
2025−411364731360365
2024−4264547570366
2023−18329592440365
2022−531574301200365
202123272600550365
202040209521240366
2019−16245710750365
2018−14290734770365
201766251560220365
201655312698180366
201530290608720365
201411037773400365
201328341716380365
201214237666410366
2011−6223611780365
2010242476800010365
200937304607160365
200854265521290366
200757257482240365
200681397853443365
200513241774200365
200459316650120366
2003−262065561060365
20029932752000365
20018931460900365
200070327710130366
199914040369600365
19987233663140365
19979233456300365
199612636563000366
19958031855430365
199415261598560365
199323207510360365
1992−34242574730366
199155281605260365
1990−26172359810365
198961267526180365
19886330373490366
198727353682150365
198622303626550365
1985−13557913010365
19848230058920366
19832253518710365
198211734966400365
1981179416811020365
1980136450809012366
197912139862500365
19788736562700365
19778737169300365
19767631959250366
197514939470200365
197411037867700365
197345277625200365
197211734168400366
197153263570320365
1970203512822064365
196942377735330365
196811831452900366
19678238870540365
196616444465000365
19659446073800365
19646830552050366
196364351838914365
19626337714520365
1961−8264567470365
196020638775202366
195956302486190365
19588635567500365
19577134062150365
195611042874601366
195529349571000365
1954−30334862316365
1953−31311660560365
195227297602460366
195164347604170365
195010266690570365
194941254465490365
19488638662700366
1947−33253679860365
19469277538570365
194510637168800365
194416045272900366
194333260695280365
1942120436883013365
1941263572772021365

Monthly mean

2025-11: Mean 86 cm (−1–200)8625/112025-12: Mean 217 cm (85–346)21725/122026-01: Mean 160 cm (39–227)16026/012026-02: Mean 311 cm (243–423)31126/022026-03: Mean 283 cm (140–436)28326/032026-04: Mean 293 cm (173–395)29326/042026-05: Mean 120 cm (59–208)12026/052026-06: Mean 93 cm (68–139)9326/062026-07: Mean −22 cm (−71–43)−2226/072026-08: Mean −91 cm (−113–−73)−9126/082026-10: Mean −136 cm (−143–−126)−13626/102026-11: Mean −113 cm (−132–−90)−11326/11

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 Silistra

Historical Danube levels at Silistra
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
−9086743
−10286743
−11686743
−12486743
−13286743
−13186743
−12686743