188cm▼ −1 cm today
Danube · km 2,350.7 · GERMANY
Pfatter
Historical Danube levels at Pfatter, Germany
LowFalling · −3 cm today
304cmlevel of the day, 6 November 2026latest reading: 303 cm▼ −6 cm in 7 days
Gauge zero: 317.02 m (Normalnull)
Catchment area: 35,668 km²
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- Compared with normal
- 26 of 26
- years had more water on 6 November
- Navigation threshold
- −6 cm
- vs LDC (310 cm)
Water level (cm)
06/11/2026 06:00 CET
08/10/2026Date06/11/2026
- Water level (cm)
- normal for the date (previous years)
- Normal impoundment level 298 cm
- LDC 310 cm
On 6 November, the water at Pfatter is at 303 cm, 4 cm lower than yesterday. The current level is 7 cm below LDC* and 297 cm below HDC**.
* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (310 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (600 cm).
The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 47 minutes ago.
On the Danube, upstream and downstream
- 283cm▼ −1 cm today
- 304cm▼ −3 cm today
- 96cm▲ +8 cm today
- 238cm▲ +10 cm today
At a glance
At river km 2,350.7 on the Danube, the Pfatter gauge records the water level (Germany). The Danube is close to its low-water mark: 304 cm on 6 November 2026. The level is close to the low-water mark: 6 cm below LDC (310 cm). The level has fallen by 5 cm over the last 7 days. Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 6 November 2026 is among the lowest 5% (percentile 0). Since 1 January 2000, the highest level recorded here was 780 cm (5 June 2013) and the lowest 295 cm (12 August 2018). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Schwabelweis and downstream Straubing. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 47 minutes ago.
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- What does today's water level mean?
- The Danube is close to its low-water mark: 304 cm on 6 November 2026. The level is close to the low-water mark: 6 cm below LDC (310 cm). The level has fallen by 5 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 47 minutes ago.
Conditions
- Air
- −3–8 °C
- Wind
- 2.1 m/s
Nearby gauges
Upstream on the Danube: Danube water level at Schwabelweis (25.8 km) and Regensburg water level (28.6 km). Downstream on the Danube: Straubing (29.4 km) and Danube water level at Pfelling (45.2 km). Tributaries measured nearby: Kienhof (25 km) and Heitzenhofen (36 km).
Station map
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.
Last 30 days
30 station-days with data
- Minimum
- 298cm09/10/2026
- Mean
- 306cm
- Maximum
- 315cm27/10/2026
24 days below LDC0 days above HDC
Last 12 months
365 station-days with data
- Minimum
- 298cm11/08/2026
- Mean
- 320cm
- Maximum
- 565cm26/02/2026
159 days below LDC0 days above HDC
Whole history (2000–2026)
9,807 station-days with data
- Minimum
- 295cm12/08/2018
- Mean
- 348cm
- Maximum
- 780cm05/06/2013
931 days below LDC42 days above HDC
- Record high
- 780 cm05/06/2013
- Record low
- 295 cm12/08/2018
By year
| Year | Minimum | Mean | Maximum | days below LDC | days above HDC | station-days with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 298 | 319 | 565 | 155 | 0 | 310 |
| 2025 | 298 | 327 | 461 | 65 | 0 | 365 |
| 2024 | 310 | 367 | 715 | 0 | 6 | 366 |
| 2023 | 300 | 352 | 612 | 56 | 2 | 365 |
| 2022 | 298 | 331 | 458 | 48 | 0 | 365 |
| 2021 | 303 | 347 | 555 | 17 | 0 | 365 |
| 2020 | 300 | 331 | 553 | 48 | 0 | 366 |
| 2019 | 302 | 338 | 559 | 29 | 0 | 365 |
| 2018 | 295 | 339 | 618 | 134 | 1 | 365 |
| 2017 | 304 | 338 | 464 | 26 | 0 | 365 |
| 2016 | 305 | 349 | 516 | 18 | 0 | 366 |
| 2015 | 301 | 338 | 518 | 72 | 0 | 365 |
| 2014 | 300 | 329 | 457 | 25 | 0 | 365 |
| 2013 | 311 | 366 | 780 | 0 | 6 | 365 |
| 2012 | 302 | 347 | 563 | 26 | 0 | 366 |
| 2011 | 304 | 343 | 711 | 30 | 3 | 365 |
| 2010 | 312 | 357 | 581 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| 2009 | 299 | 344 | 476 | 33 | 0 | 365 |
| 2008 | 304 | 347 | 478 | 7 | 0 | 366 |
| 2007 | 307 | 348 | 487 | 4 | 0 | 365 |
| 2006 | 302 | 356 | 634 | 34 | 3 | 365 |
| 2005 | 305 | 352 | 657 | 10 | 4 | 365 |
| 2004 | 300 | 337 | 626 | 27 | 1 | 366 |
| 2003 | 297 | 342 | 637 | 66 | 2 | 365 |
| 2002 | 322 | 401 | 742 | 0 | 9 | 365 |
| 2001 | 302 | 370 | 634 | 1 | 5 | 365 |
| 2000 | 311 | 367 | 568 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
Monthly mean
This year against the historical range
The daily series uses the first reading of each day.
Historical Danube levels at Pfatter
| Date | Water level (cm) | LDC* | HDC** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 304 | 310 | 600 | |
| 307 | 310 | 600 | |
| 301 | 310 | 600 | |
| 305 | 310 | 600 | |
| 305 | 310 | 600 | |
| 304 | 310 | 600 | |
| 309 | 310 | 600 |
Weather
The minimum temperature was −3°C, while the maximum temperature was 8°C. The feels-like temperature was −6°C, the wind speed was 2.1 m/s, the humidity was 100%, and the atmospheric pressure was 985 hPa.
- min
- −3°C
- max
- 8°C
- feels like
- −6°C
- wind
- 2.1 m/s
- humidity
- 100%
- pressure
- 985 hPa