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Danube · km 2,376.5 · GERMANY

Schwabelweis

Historical Danube levels at Schwabelweis, Germany

LowFalling · −1 cm today

283cmlevel of the day, 6 November 2026latest reading: 285 cm▲ +3 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 324.49 m (Normalnull)

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Compared with normal
26 of 26
years had more water on 6 November
Navigation threshold
−9 cm
vs LDC (292 cm)

Water level (cm)

06/11/2026 04:00 CET

08/10/2026Date06/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Discharge (m³/s) · right axis
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Normal impoundment level 281 cm
  • LDC 292 cm
08/10/2026 – 06/11/2026 · 30 days · HDC 520 cm — above the displayed range· Discharge (m³/s), on the right axis. · Source: national hydrological institutes

Full series: download CSV

On 6 November, the water at Schwabelweis is at 285 cm, 1 cm higher than yesterday. The current level is 7 cm below LDC* and 235 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (292 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (520 cm).

Next hours

  • +6 h283 cm
  • +12 h285 cm

The official forecast for the next hours, only where the source publishes it.

The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 38 minutes ago.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

At river km 2,376.5 on the Danube, the Schwabelweis gauge records the water level (Germany). The Danube is close to its low-water mark: 283 cm on 6 November 2026. The level is close to the low-water mark: 9 cm below LDC (292 cm). The level has risen slightly, by 1 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 692 cm (5 June 2013) and the lowest 274 cm (30 August 2015). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Regensburg Eiserne Brücke and downstream Pfatter. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 38 minutes ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The Danube is close to its low-water mark: 283 cm on 6 November 2026. The level is close to the low-water mark: 9 cm below LDC (292 cm). The level has risen slightly, by 1 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 38 minutes ago.

Conditions

Air
−2–8 °C
Wind
4.0 m/s

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube: Regensburg water level (2.8 km) and Oberndorf (20.9 km). Downstream on the Danube: Danube water level at Pfatter (25.8 km) and Danube river level at Straubing (55.2 km). Tributaries measured nearby: Heitzenhofen (18 km) and Marienthal (22 km).

Station map

Schwabelweis — 283 cmRegensburg Eiserne Brücke — 188 cmPfatter — 304 cmHammermühle — 76 cmKöfering — 69 cmHeuweg — 10 cmDeuerling — 69 cmHeitzenhofen — 41 cmMarienthal — 203 cmNittenau — 24 cmDietldorf — 78 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
274cm09/10/2026
Mean
285cm
Maximum
290cm23/10/2026

30 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

365 station-days with data

Minimum
274cm09/10/2026
Mean
297cm
Maximum
483cm26/02/2026

171 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (2000–2026)

9,807 station-days with data

Minimum
274cm30/08/2015
Mean
316cm
Maximum
692cm05/06/2013

1,783 days below LDC38 days above HDC

Record high
692 cm05/06/2013
Record low
274 cm30/08/2015

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
20262742974831660310
20252793014031080365
2024286331632136366
20232753185281042365
20222753023971250365
2021280316480670365
20202783044711230366
2019282310482680365
20182783125351531365
2017279310414610365
2016284319448390366
20152743104501000365
2014278302401800365
2013286331692126365
2012275316487570366
2011276313634803365
201028732349850365
2009285316417250365
2008278314409430366
2007281314423330365
2006279321545893365
2005281317573453365
2004281307528691366
2003279311544952365
200229435464308365
2001282331544173365
200028732947860366

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 300 cm (289–325)30025/122026-01: Mean 292 cm (285–298)29226/012026-02: Mean 346 cm (291–483)34626/022026-03: Mean 310 cm (293–360)31026/032026-04: Mean 297 cm (289–305)29726/042026-05: Mean 292 cm (282–300)29226/052026-06: Mean 295 cm (282–307)29526/062026-07: Mean 287 cm (283–298)28726/072026-08: Mean 285 cm (278–295)28526/082026-09: Mean 285 cm (279–292)28526/092026-10: Mean 284 cm (274–290)28426/102026-11: Mean 285 cm (283–286)28526/11

This year against the historical range

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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 Schwabelweis

Historical Danube levels at Schwabelweis
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
283292520
284292520
284292520
285292520
286292520
285292520
288292520

Weather

The minimum temperature was −2°C, while the maximum temperature was 8°C. The feels-like temperature was −2°C, the wind speed was 4.0 m/s, the humidity was 92%, and the atmospheric pressure was 984 hPa.

min
−2°C
max
8°C
feels like
−2°C
wind
4.0 m/s
humidity
92%
pressure
984 hPa