Statistics

Statistics by country and year

Yearly summaries computed from the daily readings of every station: how many station-days were spent below the low-water level (LDC) or above the high-water level (HDC) — as a count and as a share of the station-days with thresholds. Useful for agriculture (irrigation seasons with low water) and navigation (days with restricted draught).

Agriculture: station-days below LDC mark the low-water periods when irrigation intakes and water availability are under pressure.
Navigation: days below LDC mean draught restrictions on that sector; days above HDC mean suspended traffic.

Daily data from 1879 to 6 November 2026

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LDC: Low-water mark. The river stays above it on 94 of 100 ice-free days; below it, ships cannot sail fully loaded.
HDC: High-water mark. The river exceeds it on 1 day in 100; above it, navigation can be suspended.
Station-days: One station-day is one station measured for one day: 13 stations over 10 days make 130 station-days. It shows how widely and how long something lasted.

In 1938, most days below LDC were in December

Navigation windows

Days below LDC per month, by Danube sector from upstream to downstream: when draught is restricted. Minimum navigation depths will appear when the official sources deliver them.

11%

18%

22%

days below LDC% of station-days

Sector: Hungary · 14 stations

Sector: Hungary — Navigation windows 1938
Station	RKM	Jan	Oct	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Gönyű	1790.55	0	0	0	0	0
Komárom	1768.35	0	0	0	2	2
Esztergom	1718.65	0	0	0	0	0
Nagymaros	1694.6	0	0	0	0	0
Vác	1679.5	0	0	0	0	0
Budapest	1646.5	1	8	13	14	36
Ercsi	1613.2	0	0	0	0	0
Adony	1598.11	0	0	0	0	0
Dunaújváros	1580.6	0	0	0	2	2
Dunaföldvár	1560.6	0	0	0	0	0
Paks	1531.3	0	10	18	21	49
Dombori	1506.8	0	9	17	17	43
Baja	1478.7	0	17	24	31	72
Duna Mohács	1446	0	16	25	31	72
Sector		1	60	97	118	276

Sector: Croatia · 3 stations

Sector: Croatia — Navigation windows 1938
Station	RKM	Dec	days below LDC
Aljmaš	1380.25	0	0
Vukovar	1333.4	0	0
Ilok	1298.7	2	2
Sector		2	2

Sector: Bulgaria · 1 station

Sector: Bulgaria — Navigation windows 1938
Station	RKM	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Novo Selo	833	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sector		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Critical stations of the year 1938

Critical stations of the year 1938
Station	countries	days below LDC	station-days with data	%
Baja	Hungary	72	365	20%
Duna Mohács	Hungary	72	365	20%
Paks	Hungary	49	365	13%
Dombori	Hungary	43	365	12%
Budapest	Hungary	36	365	10%

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.