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Danube · km 2,015 · AUSTRIA

Kienstock

Historical Danube levels at Kienstock, Austria

LowFalling · −9 cm today

138cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026latest reading: 135 cm▼ −26 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 194.00 m (Adriatic)

Catchment area: 95,970 km²

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Compared with normal
30 of 30
years had more water on 5 November
Navigation threshold
−26 cm
vs LDC (164 cm)
Forecast peak
140 cm
Fri 6

Water level (cm)

05/11/2026 23:30 CET

+24h: 140 cm (129–146 cm)+48h: 138 cm (125–150 cm)+72h: 134 cm (121–147 cm)+96h: 131 cm (118–145 cm)+120h: 129 cm (116–144 cm)
07/10/2026Date10/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Water temperature (°C) · right axis
  • Forecast
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Forecast range (min–max)
  • Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge
  • LDC 164 cm
07/10/2026 – 05/11/2026 · 30 days · Alert level 550 cm — above the displayed range · Flood level 615 cm — above the displayed range · HDC 618 cm — above the displayed range · Danger level 750 cm — above the displayed range · Forecast 05/11/2026· 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 5 November, the water at Kienstock is at 135 cm, 12 cm lower than yesterday. The current level is 29 cm below LDC* and 483 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (164 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (618 cm).

Next 5 days

Forecast for the next 24–120 hours. Glossary

The forecast for the next day was within 10 cm on 30% of the days in the last 90 days.

How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 14.9 cm · for the second day 17.9 cm · for the third day 17.5 cm.

The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 17 minutes ago.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

At river km 2,015 on the Danube, the Kienstock gauge records the water level (Austria). The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is 138 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 26 cm below the low-water level LDC (164 cm). The level has fallen by 23 cm over the last 7 days. The official forecast covers 2 days: +24 h: 140 cm (129 … 146 cm), +48 h: 138 cm (125 … 150 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 1976: since then the highest level was 1,078 cm (14 August 2002) and the lowest 114 cm (22 October 2026). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Ybbs and downstream Dürnstein. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 14.9 cm · for the second day 17.9 cm · for the third day 17.5 cm. Readings arrive every few hours; the latest came 17 minutes ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is 138 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 26 cm below the low-water level LDC (164 cm). The level has fallen by 23 cm over the last 7 days. Readings arrive every few hours; the latest came 17 minutes ago.
Kienstock water level
The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is 138 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 26 cm below the low-water level LDC (164 cm).

Conditions

Forecast +24 h
140 cm · +2 cm vs today
Forecast +72 h
134 cm · −4 cm vs today

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube: Danube level at Grein (64 km). Downstream on the Danube: Danube river level at Dürnstein (6 km). The nearest large city on the river: Danube river level at Korneuburg (74 km).

Station map

Dürnstein — 289 cmKienstock — 138 cmYbbs — 212 cmElsarn — 112 cmImbach — 135 cmFurth (Feuerwehrhaus) — 116 cmWeitenegg — 163 cmGroßsierning — 94 cmHerzogenburg (Straßenbrücke) — 158 cmKaltenbrunn — 116 cmMatzleinsdorf — 69 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

30 station-days with data

Minimum
98cm11/10/2026
Mean
129cm
Maximum
192cm30/10/2026

28 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

360 station-days with data

Minimum
94cm05/10/2026
Mean
179cm
Maximum
565cm25/02/2026

164 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (1976–2026)

18,567 station-days with data

Minimum
94cm05/10/2026
Mean
302cm
Maximum
1,078cm14/08/2002

452 days below LDC165 days above HDC

Record high
1,078 cm14/08/2002
Record low
94 cm05/10/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
2026941785651500304
2025130228576180365
2024188332865011366
2023141294693214365
202214825148050365
2021144277714222365
202015127366342366
201915529462941365
2018119257582560365
2017132283551240365
2016130291621121366
2015133258616350365
201416126967622365
20131893381,061010365
201219232060100366
2011143263785153365
201017730180903365
200915331685758365
200816729056600366
200715829080914365
20061473097721213365
200515730575768365
200414828358870366
2003148259534210365
20022003751,078012365
200118533364604365
200019734958500366
199918834567309365
199816330266111365
199716730477407365
199615630475533366
199517834969804365
199415930764812365
199318831566501365
199216430571802366
1991142282975128365
199016928567001365
198916631249100365
1988197352744010366
198718335567004365
1986154292551110365
198515629985125365
198416728649200366
198315530856020365
198218933365402365
198120835987509365
198021334065301366
197918334574706365
197817731157400365
197717331674602365
197617726456700366

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 179 cm (130–281)17925/122026-01: Mean 139 cm (122–171)13926/012026-02: Mean 250 cm (121–565)25026/022026-03: Mean 219 cm (160–368)21926/032026-04: Mean 211 cm (162–253)21126/042026-05: Mean 187 cm (159–220)18726/052026-06: Mean 237 cm (175–385)23726/062026-07: Mean 153 cm (117–253)15326/072026-08: Mean 146 cm (111–200)14626/082026-09: Mean 129 cm (96–209)12926/092026-10: Mean 122 cm (94–192)12226/102026-11: Mean 141 cm (136–147)14126/11

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 Kienstock

Historical Danube levels at Kienstock
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
138164618
147164618
141164618
136164618
145164618
163164618
192164618