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Melk · km 20.74 · AUSTRIA

Lachau

Water level history at Lachau (Melk), Austria

the next reading is expected around 09:00

very low for the date

132cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026▼ −12 cm in 7 days

Catchment area: 95 km²

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Compared with normal
30 of 30
years had more water on 5 November

Water level (cm)

05/11/2026 09:00 CET

07/10/2026Date05/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Water temperature (°C) · right axis
  • normal for the date (previous years)
07/10/2026 – 05/11/2026 · 29 days· Water temperature (°C), on the right axis. · Source: national hydrological institutes

Full series: download CSV

On 5 November, the water at Lachau is at 132 cm.

The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 20 hours ago.

On the Melk, upstream and downstream

At a glance

On the river Melk, at river km 20.74, the Lachau gauge records the level (Austria). The level of the river Melk on 5 November 2026 is 132 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 366 cm (28 June 2009) and the lowest 102 cm (7 October 1986). On the same river, the nearest gauge downstream is Matzleinsdorf. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 20 hours ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The level of the river Melk on 5 November 2026 is 132 cm. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 20 hours ago.

Conditions

Air
2–9 °C
Wind
11.2 m/s

Nearby gauges

Downstream on the Melk: Matzleinsdorf (15 km).

Station map

Lachau — 132 cmMatzleinsdorf — 64 cmHörsdorf — 57 cmNiederndorf — 188 cmWieselburg (Messegelände) — 140 cmLoich — 30 cmScheibbs (Kardinal König Brücke) — 167 cmNeubruck — 130 cmWeitenegg — 163 cmYbbs — 218 cm
Stations on the map: 10

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

29 station-days with data

Minimum
128cm20/10/2026
Mean
131cm
Maximum
144cm29/10/2026

Last 12 months

364 station-days with data

Minimum
127cm14/08/2026
Mean
140cm
Maximum
219cm22/02/2026

Whole history (1976–2026)

18,426 station-days with data

Minimum
102cm07/10/1986
Mean
143cm
Maximum
366cm28/06/2009
Record high
366 cm28/06/2009
Record low
102 cm07/10/1986

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumstation-days with data
2026127140219308
2025137147242222
2024132151363366
2023133151303365
2022136150183365
2021135152232364
2020136153224365
2019134147226365
2018132148226365
2017135150227365
2016138155223366
2015131147206365
2014138149279365
2013138157289365
2012135148255366
2011136146256365
2010141155256365
2009142159366365
2008141153277366
2007134155286365
2006140157299365
2005139157285365
2004133149245366
2003133148224365
2002137157287365
2001135153242365
2000138150242366
1999141155271365
1998140155230365
1997140154261365
1996142159314366
1995115134204365
1994109127269365
1993115130219365
1992110127214366
1991108129309365
1990108126228365
1989121137270365
1988111135230366
1987116139259365
1986102126245365
1985117134271365
1984113126208366
1983106123209365
1982110128284365
1981107131210365
1980112130221366
1979112132217365
1978110120162365
1977113129204365
1976113131231366

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 143 cm (139–148)14325/122026-01: Mean 144 cm (138–159)14426/012026-02: Mean 160 cm (143–219)16026/022026-03: Mean 149 cm (145–156)14926/032026-04: Mean 145 cm (140–153)14526/042026-05: Mean 140 cm (136–153)14026/052026-06: Mean 138 cm (131–147)13826/062026-07: Mean 131 cm (129–136)13126/072026-08: Mean 129 cm (127–134)12926/082026-09: Mean 131 cm (128–136)13126/092026-10: Mean 130 cm (128–144)13026/102026-11: Mean 135 cm (132–136)13526/11

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.

Water level history at Lachau (Melk)

Water level history at Lachau (Melk)
DateWater level (cm)
132
135
136
135
136
143
144

Weather

The minimum temperature was 2°C, while the maximum temperature was 9°C. The feels-like temperature was −1°C, the wind speed was 11.2 m/s, the humidity was 90%, and the atmospheric pressure was 995 hPa.

min
2°C
max
9°C
feels like
−1°C
wind
11.2 m/s
humidity
90%
pressure
995 hPa