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Danube–Black Sea Canal · km 37 · ROMANIA

Medgidia

Water level history at Medgidia (Danube–Black Sea Canal), Romania

NormalFalling · −1 cm today

692cmlevel of the day, 7 November 2026▲ +18 cm in 7 days
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Navigation threshold
+92 cm
vs LDC (600 cm)

Water level (cm)

07/11/2026 00:00 EET

09/10/2026Date07/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • LDC 600 cm
09/10/2026 – 07/11/2026 · 30 days · HDC 850 cm — above the displayed range · Source: national hydrological institutes

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On 7 November, the water at Medgidia is at 692 cm, 1 cm lower than yesterday. The current level is 92 cm above LDC* and 158 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: the low-water threshold of the station (600 cm). ** HDC: the high-water threshold of the station (850 cm). Both are published by the national hydrological service.

The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 3 hours ago.

On the Danube–Black Sea Canal, upstream and downstream

At a glance

On the river Danube–Black Sea Canal, at river km 37, the Medgidia gauge records the level (Romania). The latest reading, on 7 November 2026, is 692 cm. This is 92 cm above the low-water level LDC (600 cm) and 158 cm below the high-water level HDC (850 cm). Over the last 7 days the level has been rising (+18 cm). On the river Danube–Black Sea Canal, the nearest gauge upstream is Cernavodă SPC Aval and downstream Murfatlar. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 3 hours ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The latest reading, on 7 November 2026, is 692 cm. This is 92 cm above the low-water level LDC (600 cm) and 158 cm below the high-water level HDC (850 cm). Over the last 7 days the level has been rising (+18 cm). The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 3 hours ago.

Conditions

Air
0–7 °C
Wind
9.9 m/s

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube–Black Sea Canal: Cernavodă SPC Aval (22 km) and Cernavodă Canal (23 km). Downstream on the Danube–Black Sea Canal: Murfatlar (13 km) and Agigea (36 km).

Station map

Medgidia — 692 cmCernavodă SPC Aval — 687 cmMurfatlar — 679 cmCernavodă — −219 cmOvidiu — 687 cmNăvodari — 166 cmHârșova — −120 cm
Stations on the map: 7

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
655cm27/10/2026
Mean
677cm
Maximum
698cm15/10/2026

0 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

342 station-days with data

Minimum
655cm27/10/2026
Mean
711cm
Maximum
753cm02/03/2026

0 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (2023–2026)

1,340 station-days with data

Minimum
655cm27/10/2026
Mean
722cm
Maximum
769cm13/02/2023

0 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Available series since 2023.

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
202665570975300292
202569272174500361
202470172476700344
202370473276900343

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 724 cm (712–738)72425/122026-01: Mean 722 cm (708–734)72226/012026-02: Mean 723 cm (709–741)72326/022026-03: Mean 728 cm (711–753)72826/032026-04: Mean 721 cm (705–736)72126/042026-05: Mean 720 cm (708–734)72026/052026-06: Mean 720 cm (710–730)72026/062026-07: Mean 723 cm (703–741)72326/072026-08: Mean 686 cm (659–711)68626/082026-09: Mean 685 cm (659–711)68526/092026-10: Mean 677 cm (655–698)67726/102026-11: Mean 685 cm (670–698)68526/11

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.

Water level history at Medgidia (Danube–Black Sea Canal)

Water level history at Medgidia (Danube–Black Sea Canal)
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
692600850
693600850
698600850
691600850
680600850
670600850
673600850

Weather

The minimum temperature was 0°C, while the maximum temperature was 7°C. The feels-like temperature was −0°C, the wind speed was 9.9 m/s, the humidity was 89%, and the atmospheric pressure was 1,021 hPa.

min
0°C
max
7°C
feels like
−0°C
wind
9.9 m/s
humidity
89%
pressure
1,021 hPa