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The Danube has 140 stations in 9 countries, between km 2,582 and 18; 89 of them publish LDC/HDC thresholds and 49 have an official forecast. · Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine

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The Danube is monitored at 140 stations in 9 countries, from Germany downstream to Ukraine. Its stations on the Danube cover river kilometres 2582 to 18. The longest series belongs to Budapest, with readings since 1901: its lowest level was -76 cm on 1933-01-30, its highest 889 cm on 2013-06-10. Low water is most frequent in October, when 13% of station-days fall below the low-water level (LDC). High water above HDC occurs mostly in June (3% of station-days). In the irrigation season (April–September), 4% of station-days were below LDC.

Stations below LDC
89%
Stations with a fresh reading
138/ 140
Active alerts
82
Last update
05/11/2026
Devín — 100 cmDürnstein — 289 cmAchleiten — 242 cmAdony — −68 cmBaykal — −197 cmKozloduy — −199 cmMalak Preslavets — −258 cmRyahovo — −304 cmAljmaš — −42 cmApatin — −50 cmBačka Palanka — −33 cmBaja — 20 cmBanatska Palanka — 665 cmBärndorf — 339 cmBatina — −88 cmBaziaș — 564 cmBechet — −85 cmBertoldsheim OW — 392 cmBezdan — −113 cmBogojevo — −52 cmBudapest-Lánchíd — 18 cmBrăila — −6 cmBratislava — 303 cmBudafok — −36 cmBudapest — 37 cmCalafat — −151 cmCălărași — −172 cmCernavodă — −233 cmCetate — −89 cmCorabia — −127 cmČunovo - horná hladina — 134 cmDalj — 116 cmDeggendorf — 150 cmDevín — 93 cmDillingen — 253 cmDoborgaz — 774 cmDobrohošť — 202 cmDombori — −91 cmDonauwörth — 0 cmDrencova — 986 cmDrobeta Turnu Severin — 705 cmDuna Dunaszekcső — 40 cmDunaföldvár — −206 cmDunaremete — 29 cmDunaújváros — −87 cmErcsi — −96 cmErlau — 738 cmEsztergom — −6 cmGabčíkovo — 93 cmGalați — 20 cmLom — 16 cmNikopol — 17 cmNovo Selo — −40 cmOryahovo — −75 cmRuse — −83 cmSilistra — −90 cmSvishtov — −44 cmVidin — −7 cmGiurgiu — −168 cmGöd — −25 cmGolubac — 683 cmGönyű — −40 cmGrein — 711 cmGruia — −122 cmGünzburg u. d. Günzmündung — 107 cmHamuliakovo — 295 cmHârșova — −124 cmHofkirchen — 166 cmIlok — −29 cmIlok Most — −32 cmIngolstadt Luitpoldstrasse — 130 cmIngolstadt OW — 370 cmIsaccea — 22 cmIža — 7 cmIzmail — 19 cmKachlet Schleuse UP — 52 cmKachlet Wehr UP — 52 cmKelheim Donau — 201 cmKelheimwinzer — 258 cmKienstock — 138 cmKiliia — 21 cmKližská Nemá — 74 cmKomárno — 56 cmKomárom — 10 cmKorneuburg — 193 cmKvassay zsilip — 21 cmLábatlan — 92 cmMauthausen — 434 cmMedveďov — 14 cmDuna Mohács — 40 cmMohovo — 85 cmMoldova Veche — 712 cmNagybajcs — −15 cmNagymaros — −60 cmNeuburg — 160 cmNeustadt — 257 cmNeu-Ulm — 114 cmNovi Sad — −35 cmOberndorf — 155 cmÓbuda — 70 cmOltenița — −136 cmOrșova — 2,538 cmPaks — −95 cmPančevo — 232 cmPassau Donau — 390 cmPassau Ilzstadt — 410 cmPetreš — 57 cmPfatter — 307 cmPfelling — 228 cmPrahovo — −96 cmRadvaň n/Dunajom — 23 cmRajka — 29 cmRast — −134 cmRegensburg Eiserne Brücke — 189 cmReni — −18 cmRusovce — 737 cmSchwabelweis — 284 cmSiga — 45 cmSlankamen — 51 cmSmederevo — 433 cmSotin — 125 cmStraubing — 88 cmŠtúrovo — −1 cmSulina — 50 cmSzob — −72 cmTass — 76 cmTulcea — 19 cmTurnu Măgurele — −100 cmVác — −54 cmVeliko Gradište — 745 cmVylkove — 64 cmVilshofen — 288 cmVohburg — 88 cmVukovar — −40 cmWildungsmauer — 113 cmWilhering — 242 cmYbbs — 212 cmZemun — 188 cmZimnicea — −64 cmZlatná na Ostrove — 50 cm
Stations on the map: 140
Danube levels, station by station — All stations by km
StationCountrykmWater Level (cm)5-day forecast
Neu-UlmDE2,581.5114cmno thresholds—
Günzburg u. d. GünzmündungDE2,561.1107cmno thresholds—
DillingenDE2,538.3253cmno thresholds—
DonauwörthDE2,508.10cmno thresholds—
Bertoldsheim OWDE2,484.6392cmno thresholds—
NeuburgDE2,477.5160cmno thresholds—
Ingolstadt LuitpoldstrasseDE2,458.3130cmno thresholds—
Ingolstadt OWDE2,453.7370cmno thresholds—
VohburgDE2,442.688cmno thresholds—
NeustadtDE2,431.7257cmno thresholds—
Kelheim DonauDE2,414.8201cmLow −1 cm · 1 day
KelheimwinzerDE2,409.7258cmno thresholds −3 cm · 1 day
OberndorfDE2,397.4155cmLow −2 cm · 1 day
Regensburg Eiserne BrückeDE2,379.3189cmLow—
SchwabelweisDE2,376.5284cmLow—
PfatterDE2,350.7307cmLow—
StraubingDE2,321.388cmLow—
PfellingDE2,305.5228cmLow +2 cm · 2 days
DeggendorfDE2,284.4150cmLow −2 cm · 2 days
HofkirchenDE2,256.9166cmLow −8 cm · 3 days
VilshofenDE2,249.5288cmLow −2 cm · 4 days
Kachlet Wehr UPDE2,230.752cmno thresholds—
Kachlet Schleuse UPDE2,230.352cmno thresholds—
Passau DonauDE2,226.7390cmLow—
Passau IlzstadtDE2,225.2410cmno thresholds—
AchleitenAT2,223.1242cmLow −7 cm · 3 days
ErlauDE2,214.5738cmno thresholds—
WilheringAT2,144242cmWatch—
MauthausenAT2,110434cmNormal −4 cm · 1 day
GreinAT2,079711cmNormal −2 cm · 1 day
YbbsAT2,058.8212cmNormal—
KienstockAT2,015138cmLow −20 cm · 4 days
DürnsteinAT2,009289cmold reading9 days ago—
BärndorfAT1,976339cmNormal—
KorneuburgAT1,941193cmWatch −10 cm · 2 days
WildungsmauerAT1,894113cmLow −16 cm · 4 days
DevínSK1,879100cmold reading12 days ago—
DevínSK1,877.393cmno thresholds −7 cm · 2 days
BratislavaSK1,868.8303cmNormal −4 cm · 2 days
RusovceSK1,855.9737cmno thresholds—
Čunovo - horná hladinaSK1,851.8134cmno thresholds—
HamuliakovoSK1,850295cmno thresholds—
RajkaHU1,848.329cmno thresholds—
DoborgazHU1,839.5774cmno thresholds—
DobrohošťSK1,838.5202cmno thresholds—
DunaremeteHU1,825.529cmno thresholds—
GabčíkovoSK1,81993cmno thresholds—
MedveďovSK1,806.314cmLow −4 cm · 2 days
NagybajcsHU1,801-15cmLow −19 cm · 5 days
Kližská NemáSK1,792.474cmLow—
GönyűHU1,790.6-40cmLow −17 cm · 5 days
Zlatná na OstroveSK1,779.150cmLow—
KomáromHU1,768.410cmLow −28 cm · 5 days
KomárnoSK1,767.856cmLow −6 cm · 2 days
IžaSK1,7647cmLow—
Radvaň n/DunajomSK1,748.323cmLow—
LábatlanHU1,737.892cmno thresholds −19 cm · 5 days
EsztergomHU1,718.7-6cmLow −20 cm · 5 days
ŠtúrovoSK1,718.6-1cmLow −9 cm · 2 days
SzobHU1,707.2-72cmLow—
NagymarosHU1,694.6-60cmLow −12 cm · 5 days
VácHU1,679.5-54cmLow −10 cm · 5 days
GödHU1,671-25cmLow—
ÓbudaHU1,65470cmLow—
Budapest-LánchídHU1,64718cmno thresholds—
BudapestHU1,646.537cmLow −6 cm · 5 days
Kvassay zsilipHU1,642.221cmno thresholds—
BudafokHU1,636.9-36cmLow—
ErcsiHU1,613.2-96cmLow—
AdonyHU1,598.1-68cmNormal −4 cm · 5 days
TassHU1,586.276cmno thresholds −4 cm · 5 days
DunaújvárosHU1,580.6-87cmLow −5 cm · 5 days
DunaföldvárHU1,560.6-206cmLow −5 cm · 5 days
PaksHU1,531.3-95cmLow −12 cm · 5 days
DomboriHU1,506.8-91cmLow −20 cm · 5 days
BajaHU1,478.720cmLow −22 cm · 5 days
Duna DunaszekcsőHU1,46040cmLow −25 cm · 5 days
Duna MohácsHU1,44640cmLow −26 cm · 5 days
BezdanRS1,425-113cmLow −9 cm · 4 days
BatinaHR1,424.6-88cmLow—
SigaHR1,41245cmno thresholds—
ApatinRS1,401-50cmLow −10 cm · 4 days
PetrešHR1,39357cmno thresholds—
AljmašHR1,380.3-42cmLow −21 cm · 5 days
BogojevoRS1,367-52cmLow −9 cm · 4 days
DaljHR1,353.7116cmLow—
VukovarHR1,333.4-40cmLow—
SotinHR1,322125cmno thresholds—
MohovoHR1,31185cmno thresholds—
IlokHR1,298.7-29cmLow—
Bačka PalankaRS1,298-33cmLow −9 cm · 4 days
Ilok MostHR1,297.1-32cmno thresholds—
Novi SadRS1,255-35cmLow −9 cm · 4 days
SlankamenRS1,21651cmLow—
ZemunRS1,173188cmLow +18 cm · 4 days
PančevoRS1,154232cmLow +18 cm · 4 days
SmederevoRS1,116433cmLow—
Banatska PalankaRS1,076665cmLow—
BaziașRO1,072564cmno thresholds—
Veliko GradišteRS1,059745cmLow—
Moldova VecheRO1,048712cmno thresholds—
GolubacRS1,042683cmHigh—
DrencovaRO1,015986cmno thresholds—
OrșovaRO9542538cmno thresholds—
Drobeta Turnu SeverinRO931705cmno thresholds—
PrahovoRS859-96cmno thresholds—
GruiaRO851-122cmno thresholds—
Novo SeloBG833-40cmLow—
CetateRO811-89cmno thresholds—
CalafatRO795-151cmLow—
VidinBG790.3-7cmno thresholds—
LomBG74316cmLow—
RastRO738-134cmno thresholds—
KozloduyBG703-199cmno thresholds—
BechetRO679-85cmLow—
OryahovoBG678-75cmLow −3 cm · 5 days
BaykalBG640-197cmno thresholds—
CorabiaRO630-127cmLow—
NikopolBG597.517cmno thresholds +3 cm · 5 days
Turnu MăgureleRO597-100cmno thresholds—
SvishtovBG554-44cmLow +13 cm · 5 days
ZimniceaRO554-64cmno thresholds—
RuseBG495-83cmLow +11 cm · 5 days
GiurgiuRO493-168cmLow—
RyahovoBG465-304cmno thresholds—
OltenițaRO430-136cmLow—
Malak PreslavetsBG413-258cmno thresholds—
SilistraBG375-90cmLow +27 cm · 5 days
CălărașiRO370-172cmLow—
CernavodăRO300-233cmLow—
HârșovaRO253-124cmLow—
BrăilaRO170-6cmLow—
GalațiRO15020cmLow—
ReniUA127.1-18cmLow—
IsacceaRO10322cmLow—
TulceaRO7119cmLow—
SulinaRO050cmNormal—
Chilia (Kiliya) branch · km from its own mouth
IzmailUA93.619cmLow—
KiliiaUA4721cmno thresholds—
VylkoveUA1864cmLow—

Statistics by country

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Statistics by country
Countrystationsbelow LDC todayabove HDC todayYear extremeslatest reading
Germany26110Minimum 2026 · 58%Maximum 2002 · 3%
Austria1030Minimum 1972 · 44%Maximum 1965 · 19%
Slovakia1570Minimum 2026 · 87%Maximum 2024 · 4%
Hungary27190Minimum 2026 · 58%Maximum 1891 · 100%
Croatia1050Minimum 2026 · 100%Maximum 1965 · 22%
Serbia13111Minimum 2026 · 61%Maximum 2006 · 14%
Romania23120Minimum 2026 · 41%Maximum 2005 · 5%
Bulgaria1260Minimum 2026 · 100%Maximum 1970 · 17%
Ukraine430Minimum 2026 · 71%Maximum 2018 · 4%

Minimum and maximum are the years with the largest share of station-days below LDC, respectively above HDC, among the years with thresholds. The complete year-by-year tables are on the statistics page.

Datasets for this river: CSV and JSON for each country

Frequently asked questions

What does today's water level mean?
Stations with reference levels: 87 · below LDC: 77 · above HDC: 1 · updated: 5 November 2026.
How many gauges does the Danube have on the platform?
The Danube water level is read at 140 gauges with daily readings, in nine countries: 27 in Hungary, 26 in Germany, 23 in Romania, 15 in Slovakia, 13 in Serbia, 12 in Bulgaria, 10 in Austria, 10 in Croatia and 4 in Ukraine. They cover 2,563 of the river's 2,850 km, between kilometres 18 and 2,581.
What are the Danube's extremes?
The platform's records are 1,275 cm at Passau Donau, on 4 June 2013, 1,018 cm at the Bratislava gauge on 6 June 2013, 889 cm at the Budapest gauge and 661 cm at the Giurgiu gauge on 24 May 2014. In 2026 low water fell to -214 cm at Giurgiu and to -153 cm at Drobeta-Turnu Severin, on 31 August.
Which official thresholds does the Danube have?
The thresholds are LDC and HDC: at Achleiten 258 and 510 cm, at Batina 8 and 615 cm, at Apatin 47 and 674 cm, and at Baja 126 and 765 cm. They are navigation thresholds, not flood defence levels: LDC is reached or exceeded on 94% of the ice-free days in a 30-year period. 84 of the 140 gauges have an LDC.
How navigable is the Danube?
The waterway is 2,850 km in three sectors, with limits at Gönyű, kilometre 1,791.33, and at Turnu Severin, kilometre 931. Of the 18 lock plants, 16 are on the upper sector and two at the Iron Gates, at kilometres 942.90 and 863.70.
How is the Copernicus model series read on the Danube?
The Copernicus model series, GloFAS and EFAS, is computed discharge in cubic metres per second, not a gauge reading, so it is not compared with centimetres. It is read next to the measured discharge, which exists at 46 of the 140 gauges, and it has its own uncertainty and horizon. The model is not a flood warning.
Why are levels at different gauges not comparable?
Each gauge has its own zero, and the Danube water level is measured against it: that is why LDC drops to -17 cm at Giurgiu and rises to 415 cm at Passau. On the same day Passau showed 381 cm and Budapest 18 cm, without the first figure being higher. Only readings at the same gauge are comparable.