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.

Irrigation season (April–September)

Station-days below LDC in the irrigation season, by country and year, against the average of the other years; the longest uninterrupted spells below LDC.

1953Meanbelow LDC in season

Irrigation season (April–September) 1953
countries	station-days in season	%	vs. average
Austria	183	0%	-1 pp
Hungary	3,111	0%	-2 pp
Croatia	549	0%	-1 pp
Bulgaria	1,098	0%	-5 pp

Longest spells below LDC

Uninterrupted periods of at least 5 days below LDC, by station.

Longest spells below LDC
Station	countries	From	To	days
Ybbs	Austria	1953-11-14	1954-01-16	64
Budapest	Hungary	1953-11-24	1954-01-16	54
Svishtov	Bulgaria	1953-11-28	1954-01-18	52
Lom	Bulgaria	1953-12-01	1954-01-21	52
Komárom	Hungary	1953-11-29	1954-01-15	48
Oryahovo	Bulgaria	1953-11-23	1954-01-06	45
Novo Selo	Bulgaria	1953-11-28	1954-01-08	42
Vukovar	Croatia	1953-12-04	1954-01-13	41
Silistra	Bulgaria	1953-11-25	1953-12-31	37
Ruse	Bulgaria	1953-12-11	1954-01-16	37

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.