Skip to content

Drava · km 18.96 · CROATIA

Osijek

Water level history at Osijek (Drava), Croatia

very low for the dateRising · +2 cm today

−181cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026latest reading: −186 cm▼ −1 cm in 7 days
Alert me for Osijek

Free · stop it from any email

Compared with normal
29 of 29
years had more water on 5 November
Forecast peak
−180 cm
Tue 10

Water level (cm)

05/11/2026 21:00 CET

+24h: −182 cm (−188–−176 cm)+48h: −181 cm (−193–−169 cm)+72h: −181 cm (−200–−162 cm)+96h: −181 cm (−205–−157 cm)+120h: −180 cm (−207–−153 cm)
07/10/2026Date10/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Forecast
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Forecast range (min–max)
  • Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge
07/10/2026 – 05/11/2026 · 30 days · Forecast 05/11/2026· Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge · Source: national hydrological institutes

Full series: download CSV

On 5 November, the water at Osijek is at −186 cm, 3 cm lower than yesterday.

Next 5 days

Forecast for the next 24–120 hours. Glossary

The forecast for the next day was within 10 cm on 62% of the days in the last 90 days.

How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 5.3 cm · for the second day 6.9 cm · for the third day 9.4 cm.

How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 3.8 cm · for the second day 6.9 cm · for the third day 9.6 cm.

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

On the Drava, upstream and downstream

At a glance

On the river Drava, at river km 18.96, the Osijek gauge records the level (Croatia). The level of the river Drava on 5 November 2026 is −181 cm. The level has risen slightly, by 4 cm over the last 7 days. The official forecast covers 2 days: +24 h: −182 cm (−188 … −176 cm), +48 h: −181 cm (−193 … −169 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 1900: since then the highest level was 542 cm (25 June 1965) and the lowest −209 cm (22 October 2026). On the same river, the nearest gauge upstream is Belišće. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 5.3 cm · for the second day 6.9 cm · for the third day 9.4 cm. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 3.8 cm · for the second day 6.9 cm · for the third day 9.6 cm. Readings arrive every few hours; the latest came 3 hours ago.

Frequently searched

What does today's water level mean?
The level of the river Drava on 5 November 2026 is −181 cm. The level has risen slightly, by 4 cm over the last 7 days. Readings arrive every few hours; the latest came 3 hours ago.

Conditions

Forecast +24 h
−182 cm · −1 cm vs today
Forecast +72 h
−181 cm · ±0 vs today

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Drava: Belišće water level (34.8 km). Downstream on the Drava: Aljmaš (20 km). Tributaries measured nearby: Drava. The nearest large city on the river: Danube river level at Vukovar (33 km).

Station map

Osijek — −181 cmBelišće — 4 cmJelengrad — −14 cmPetreš — 57 cmAljmaš — −42 cmVuka — 79 cmBeketinci — 36 cmDalj — 116 cmSiga — 45 cmApatin — −50 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

30 station-days with data

Minimum
−209cm22/10/2026
Mean
−194cm
Maximum
−170cm26/10/2026

Last 12 months

203 station-days with data

Minimum
−209cm22/10/2026
Mean
−120cm
Maximum
122cm02/03/2026

Whole history (1900–2026)

42,792 station-days with data

Minimum
−209cm22/10/2026
Mean
102cm
Maximum
542cm25/06/1965
Record high
542 cm25/06/1965
Record low
−209 cm22/10/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumstation-days with data
2026−209−125122147
2025−163−73160365
2024−11683426366
2023−13362414365
2022−166−8690365
2021−159−4227365
2020−11218209366
2019−1566339365
2018−16230251365
2017−155−19259365
2016−1588205195
2015−1489329365
2014−49109444365
2013−13298516365
2012−14126261366
2011−146−20291365
2010−8796474365
2009−8489436365
2008−1178207366
2007−127−1261365
2006−13063504365
2005−11263378365
2004−11933279366
2003−162−33205365
2002−14357437365
2001−13038269365
2000−8198313366
1999−48112299365
1998−9648372365
1997−12335408365
1996−9589297366
1995−10162312365
1994−9541329365
1993−10519298365
1992−13234272366
1991−11249388365
1990−123−10243365
1989−11831318365
1988−11365380366
1987−129103306365
1986−13139301365
1985−16346270365
1984−1179238366
1983−15221171365
1982−5673241365
1981−4084364365
1980−62105305366
1979−78120356365
1978−11045293365
1977−9583315365
1976−7330245366
1975−68132521365
1974−4091310365
1973−8063302365
1972−107117468366
1971−9618142365
1970−30178401365
1969−9284278365
1968−6776223366
1967−29154357365
19661198493365
1965−7238542365
1964−4998358366
1963−49120360365
1962−37137378365
1961−5884260365
1960−43146284366
1959−42111365365
1958−85134293365
1957−62107339365
1956−19126366366
195525160337365
1954−115138474365
1953−5286293365
1952−19120348366
1951−9183433365
1950−2599273365
1949−6058261365
1948−58158417366
1947−7192431365
1946−1892369365
1944−40181420274
1943−4267316365
1942−14157392365
194146208384355
194030224450366
1939−44140396365
1938−36146400365
1937−16255418365
193618178392366
1935−20145403365
193416166316365
1933−86135314365
19320109270366
193140184344365
19300148390365
1929−20116270365
192820149372366
192720187388365
192658244482365
1925−20165386365
192411216439366
192350205393365
1922−32148344365
1921−4079310365
192010172382184
191244201370366
191133149375365
191088252407365
1909−41150304365
1908−35100369366
190731191398365
190629171366365
19053186366365
190465203375366
190347173364365
190216170370365
1901−71155330365
190029180368365

Monthly mean

2025-08: Mean −66 cm (−137–70)−6625/082025-09: Mean −98 cm (−163–−37)−9825/092025-10: Mean −123 cm (−149–−51)−12325/102025-11: Mean −100 cm (−132–−41)−10025/112025-12: Mean −114 cm (−154–−72)−11425/122026-01: Mean −143 cm (−159–−118)−14326/012026-02: Mean −85 cm (−127–86)−8526/022026-03: Mean −6 cm (−109–122)−626/032026-04: Mean −133 cm (−150–−111)−13326/042026-05: Mean −133 cm (−158–−41)−13326/052026-10: Mean −196 cm (−209–−170)−19626/102026-11: Mean −183 cm (−188–−181)−18326/11

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 Osijek (Drava)

Water level history at Osijek (Drava)
DateWater level (cm)
−181
−183
−182
−182
−188
−190
−182