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Danube · km 1,042 · SERBIA

Golubac

Historical Danube levels at Golubac, Serbia

the next reading is expected around 07:00

HighRising · +4 cm today

683cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026▲ +8 cm in 7 days

Lake level: 69.70 m (Adriatic) · gauge zero 62.87 m

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Compared with normal
1 of 16
years had more water on 5 November
Navigation threshold
+62 cm
vs LDC (621 cm)

Water level (cm)

05/11/2026 07:00 CET

22/10/2026Date05/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • LDC 621 cm
  • HDC 676 cm
22/10/2026 – 05/11/2026 · 15 days · Source: national hydrological institutes

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On 5 November, the water at Golubac is at 683 cm, 4 cm higher than yesterday. The current level is 62 cm above LDC* and 7 cm above HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (621 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (676 cm).

The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 22 hours ago.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

  3. Danube water level at Golubac

    High

    683cmlake ( Iron Gate I reservoir · Lake level: 69.70 m (Adriatic) · gauge zero 62.87 m )▲ +4 cm today

  4. Danube water level at Drencova

    old reading

    986cmlake ( Iron Gate I reservoir · Lake level: 69.97 m (Black Sea) · gauge zero 60.11 m )2 days ago

  5. Danube water level at Orșova

    old reading

    2,538cmlake ( Iron Gate I reservoir · Lake level: 69.74 m (Black Sea) · gauge zero 44.36 m )2 days ago

At a glance

The Golubac gauge measures the Danube at river km 1,042 (Serbia). The level for 5 November 2026 is 683 cm, above the high-water mark. This is 7 cm above the high-water level HDC (676 cm). The level has risen by 8 cm over the last 7 days. Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 5 November 2026 is among the highest 25% (percentile 94). In 17 years of measurements, the highest level was 825 cm (15 April 2006) and the lowest 475 cm (8 June 2015). On the Danube, the neighbours are Moldova Veche upstream and Drencova downstream. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 22 hours ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The level for 5 November 2026 is 683 cm, above the high-water mark. This is 7 cm above the high-water level HDC (676 cm). The level has risen by 8 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 22 hours ago.

Conditions

Air
5–10 °C
Wind
3.1 m/s

Nearby gauges

On the opposite bank (Romania), the same stretch of the river is also measured here: Danube water level at Moldova Veche (6 km). Upstream on the Danube: Danube level at Veliko Gradište (17 km). Downstream on the Danube: Danube level at Drencova (27 km). The nearest large city on the river: Danube level at Drobeta-Turnu Severin (111 km).

Station map

Golubac — 683 cmMoldova Veche — 712 cmDrencova — 986 cmKučevo — 27 cmNaidăș — 20 cmKusić — 36 cmBratinac — −15 cmVračev Gaj — 38 cmLjubičevski Most — −381 cmDobričevo — 258 cmGornjak — 39 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

15 station-days with data

Minimum
664cm22/10/2026
Mean
674cm
Maximum
683cm05/11/2026

0 days below LDC5 days above HDC

Last 12 months

71 station-days with data

Minimum
647cm29/11/2025
Mean
668cm
Maximum
683cm07/12/2025

0 days below LDC9 days above HDC

Whole history (2006–2026)

6,258 station-days with data

Minimum
475cm08/06/2015
Mean
669cm
Maximum
825cm15/04/2006

93 days below LDC1,891 days above HDC

Record high
825 cm15/04/2006
Record low
475 cm08/06/2015

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
20266646746830515
2025647666699033365
2024601668708396366
2023601667708576365
2022647664699033365
2021632666716055365
2020637665698058366
2019639666710067365
2018590662702332365
2017625669698055365
2016617663726237366
20154756406916213337
20126566827280196263
20116506767150170365
201060068274614195274
20096406837200271365
20086206797221177315
20076326787280192365
20066126808253130306

Monthly mean

2025-03: Mean 673 cm (658–699)67325/032025-04: Mean 668 cm (650–686)66825/042025-05: Mean 666 cm (655–677)66625/052025-06: Mean 666 cm (657–677)66625/062025-07: Mean 663 cm (653–676)66325/072025-08: Mean 668 cm (656–687)66825/082025-09: Mean 665 cm (650–680)66525/092025-10: Mean 658 cm (647–674)65825/102025-11: Mean 665 cm (647–675)66525/112025-12: Mean 668 cm (655–683)66825/122026-10: Mean 672 cm (664–677)67226/102026-11: Mean 679 cm (675–683)67926/11

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 Golubac

Historical Danube levels at Golubac
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
683621676
679621676
680621676
675621676
679621676
676621676
677621676

Weather

The minimum temperature was 5°C, while the maximum temperature was 10°C. The feels-like temperature was 6°C, the wind speed was 3.1 m/s, the humidity was 98%, and the atmospheric pressure was 1,018 hPa.

min
5°C
max
10°C
feels like
6°C
wind
3.1 m/s
humidity
98%
pressure
1,018 hPa