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Danube · km 851 · ROMANIA

Gruia

Historical Danube levels at Gruia, Romania

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−122cmLast reading 2 days ago (4 November 2026)
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Water level (cm)

04/11/2026 07:00 EET

06/10/2026Date04/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Water temperature (°C) · right axis
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge
06/10/2026 – 04/11/2026 · 30 days· Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge· Water temperature (°C), on the right axis. · Source: national hydrological institutes

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On 4 November, the water at Gruia is at −122 cm, 4 cm higher than yesterday.

How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 21.5 cm · for the second day 22 cm · for the third day 22.3 cm.

The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 2 days ago.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

The Gruia gauge measures the Danube at river km 851 (Romania). The latest available reading is −122 cm, from 4 November 2026; the station has not reported since. Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 4 November 2026 is among the lowest 5% (percentile 0). In 17 years of measurements, the highest level was 754 cm (17 May 2014) and the lowest −194 cm (12 October 2026). The largest documented flood here reached 898 cm in 2006. On the Danube, the neighbours are Prahovo upstream and Novo Selo downstream. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 21.5 cm · for the second day 22 cm · for the third day 22.3 cm. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 2 days ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The latest available reading is −122 cm, from 4 November 2026; the station has not reported since. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 2 days ago.

Conditions

Air
4–12 °C
Wind
2.4 m/s

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube: Danube level at Prahovo (8 km). Downstream on the Danube: Novo Selo (18 km). The nearest large city on the river: Danube level at Vidin (60.7 km).

Station map

Gruia — −122 cmPrahovo — −96 cmNovo Selo — −36 cmČokonjar — 58 cmCrnajka — 32 cmZaječar — −89 cmGamzigrad — 45 cm
Stations on the map: 7

Historical events

  • Flood · 2006(20 Apr)

    898 cmPeak

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
−194cm12/10/2026
Mean
−176cm
Maximum
−122cm04/11/2026

Last 12 months

365 station-days with data

Minimum
−194cm12/10/2026
Mean
29cm
Maximum
402cm02/03/2026

Whole history (2002–2026)

6,073 station-days with data

Minimum
−194cm12/10/2026
Mean
189cm
Maximum
754cm17/05/2014
Record high
754 cm17/05/2014
Record low
−194 cm12/10/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumstation-days with data
2026−19417402308
2025−9081454365
2024−52217530366
2023−82278558365
2022−96106428365
2021−46203596365
2020−26152516366
2019−68184698365
2018−102200676359
2017−70163490361
2016−38238674366
2015−50201576360
201450298754365
2013−55275696346
2012−38161422366
2011−75145552356
200226278485329

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 120 cm (−30–296)12025/122026-01: Mean 116 cm (−38–222)11626/012026-02: Mean 261 cm (174–390)26126/022026-03: Mean 184 cm (62–402)18426/032026-04: Mean 211 cm (50–380)21126/042026-05: Mean 25 cm (−30–126)2526/052026-06: Mean 8 cm (−40–72)826/062026-07: Mean −103 cm (−134–−46)−10326/072026-08: Mean −157 cm (−168–−136)−15726/082026-09: Mean −154 cm (−176–−140)−15426/092026-10: Mean −180 cm (−194–−156)−18026/102026-11: Mean −134 cm (−156–−122)−13426/11

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 Gruia

Historical Danube levels at Gruia
DateWater level (cm)
−122
−126
−134
−156
−156
−160
−166

Weather

The minimum temperature was 4°C, while the maximum temperature was 12°C. The feels-like temperature was 3°C, the wind speed was 2.4 m/s, the humidity was 97%, and the atmospheric pressure was 1,014 hPa.

min
4°C
max
12°C
feels like
3°C
wind
2.4 m/s
humidity
97%
pressure
1,014 hPa