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Danube · km 1,801.01 · HUNGARY

Nagybajcs

Historical Danube levels at Nagybajcs, Hungary

LowFalling · −11 cm today

−15cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026latest reading: −29 cm▼ −62 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 107.40 m (Baltic)

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Compared with normal
30 of 30
years had more water on 5 November
Navigation threshold
−75 cm
vs LDC (60 cm)
Forecast peak
−28 cm
Fri 6

Water level (cm)

05/11/2026 23:00 CET

+24h: −28 cm (−39–−17 cm)+48h: −30 cm (−47–−13 cm)+72h: −32 cm (−54–−10 cm)+96h: −33 cm (−60–−6 cm)+120h: −34 cm (−64–−4 cm)
07/10/2026Date10/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Discharge (m³/s) · right axis
  • Forecast
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Forecast range (min–max)
  • Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge
  • LDC 60 cm
07/10/2026 – 05/11/2026 · 30 days · Alert level 470 cm — above the displayed range · Flood level 540 cm — above the displayed range · HDC 557 cm — above the displayed range · Danger level 610 cm — above the displayed range · Forecast 05/11/2026· Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge· Discharge (m³/s), on the right axis. · Source: national hydrological institutes

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On 5 November, the water at Nagybajcs is at −29 cm, 25 cm lower than yesterday. The current level is 89 cm below LDC* and 586 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (60 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (557 cm).

Next 5 days

Forecast for the next 24–120 hours. Glossary

How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 11 cm · for the second day 13.9 cm · for the third day 15.3 cm.

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

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

At river km 1,801.01 on the Danube, the Nagybajcs gauge records the water level (Hungary). The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is −15 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 75 cm below the low-water level LDC (60 cm). The level has fallen by 48 cm over the last 7 days. The official forecast covers 2 days: +24 h: −28 cm (−39 … −17 cm), +48 h: −30 cm (−47 … −13 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 1953: since then the highest level was 903 cm (8 June 2013) and the lowest −81 cm (7 October 2026). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Medveďov and downstream Kližská Nemá. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 11 cm · for the second day 13.9 cm · for the third day 15.3 cm. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 2 hours ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is −15 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 75 cm below the low-water level LDC (60 cm). The level has fallen by 48 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 2 hours ago.

Conditions

Forecast +24 h
−28 cm · −13 cm vs today
Forecast +72 h
−32 cm · −17 cm vs today

Nearby gauges

On the opposite bank (Slovakia), the same stretch of the river is also measured here: Danube water level at Medveďov (5.3 km). Upstream on the Danube: Dunaremete (24.5 km) and Danube level at Gabčíkovo (18 km). Downstream on the Danube: Danube water level at Kližská Nemá (8.6 km) and Danube water level at Zlatná na Ostrove (21.9 km). Tributaries measured nearby: Kolárovo (29 km) and Čunovo (46 km).

Station map

Nagybajcs — −15 cmMedveďov — 14 cmKližská Nemá — 74 cmHévízgyörk — 178 cmBörcsi szivattyútelep, belvíz — 118 cmBörcsi szivattyútelep, külvíz — 156 cmGyirmót — 99 cmJánošikovo — 173 cmGabčíkovo — 120 cmTopoľníky — 45 cmTrhová Hradská — 67 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
−81cm07/10/2026
Mean
−33cm
Maximum
53cm31/10/2026

30 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

365 station-days with data

Minimum
−81cm07/10/2026
Mean
52cm
Maximum
445cm26/02/2026

211 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (1953–2026)

26,969 station-days with data

Minimum
−81cm07/10/2026
Mean
232cm
Maximum
903cm08/06/2013

1,346 days below LDC288 days above HDC

Record high
903 cm08/06/2013
Record low
−81 cm07/10/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
2026−81474451930309
20254118464520365
202463245855014366
2023−7191606303365
202210138394480365
202123175573351365
202030178531170366
201930195546270365
2018−30140478980365
2017−10178457380365
2016−7195535250366
20156156515770365
20143717653570365
201371250903013365
20126321650500366
2011−6157648354365
20105622172016365
200920228703298365
200819192498200366
20072420069226365
2006142227575015365
200512210629396365
200411185493280366
2003−13145496950365
200273281876014365
20015222856031365
20005824454410366
199933239596169364
199830190559171365
1997162016904010365
19965196609362365
19953723557172365
199424189583221365
19937192513150365
1992−53186553370366
1991−121507791086365
199033155520440365
198933208379100364
19887025564209366
19876028256101365
198635205464230365
19854022165883365
19846919740800366
198342227450130365
19829526854200365
198114430165808365
198013528852800366
197910529361003365
197810225345200365
19779926957301365
197610821146500366
197510328772607365
197416229061003365
19737322351900365
19726919947600366
19717920543300365
19709634763306365
19699022846900365
196812529253100366
196713033354600365
1966170364652016365
1965146361780061365
19649626156601366
19639425747500365
19629427553200365
196112027055000365
196015028748900366
1959130274642010365
195813931360504365
195714230061406365
195617433267007366
195516033562606365
195485314780014365
195310425851600365

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 68 cm (4–175)6825/122026-01: Mean 11 cm (−20–59)1126/012026-02: Mean 144 cm (−8–445)14426/022026-03: Mean 131 cm (40–346)13126/032026-04: Mean 95 cm (31–150)9526/042026-05: Mean 64 cm (29–109)6426/052026-06: Mean 122 cm (37–269)12226/062026-07: Mean 12 cm (−40–135)1226/072026-08: Mean −15 cm (−48–51)−1526/082026-09: Mean −28 cm (−78–62)−2826/092026-10: Mean −44 cm (−81–53)−4426/102026-11: Mean −8 cm (−25–18)−826/11

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 Nagybajcs

Historical Danube levels at Nagybajcs
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
−1560557
−460557
−2560557
−1460557
1860557
5360557
1860557