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 1973, most days below LDC were in January

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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.

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10%

days below LDC% of station-days

Sector: Austria · 1 station

Sector: Austria — Navigation windows 1973
Station	RKM	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Ybbs	2058.8	30	24	9	0	0	0	0	1	16	1	6	0	87
Sector		30	24	9	0	0	0	0	1	16	1	6	0	87

Sector: Hungary · 19 stations

Sector: Hungary — Navigation windows 1973
Station	RKM	Jan	Feb	Sep	days below LDC
Nagybajcs	1801.01	0	0	0	0
Gönyű	1790.55	0	0	0	0
Komárom	1768.35	22	1	0	23
Esztergom	1718.65	0	0	0	0
Szob	1707.2	0	0	0	0
Nagymaros	1694.6	0	0	0	0
Vác	1679.5	13	1	1	15
Óbuda	1654	23	2	1	26
Budapest	1646.5	14	2	0	16
Budafok	1636.9	0	0	0	0
Ercsi	1613.2	0	0	0	0
Adony	1598.11	0	0	0	0
Dunaújváros	1580.6	0	0	0	0
Dunaföldvár	1560.6	0	0	0	0
Paks	1531.3	0	0	0	0
Dombori	1506.8	0	0	0	0
Baja	1478.7	2	1	1	4
Duna Dunaszekcső	1460	0	0	0	0
Duna Mohács	1446	0	0	0	0
Sector		74	7	3	84

Sector: Croatia · 3 stations

Sector: Croatia — Navigation windows 1973
Station	RKM	Jan	Feb	Sep	days below LDC
Aljmaš	1380.25	0	0	0	0
Vukovar	1333.4	3	0	2	5
Ilok	1298.7	14	7	11	32
Sector		17	7	13	37

Sector: Bulgaria · 6 stations

Sector: Bulgaria — Navigation windows 1973
Station	RKM	Jan	Aug	Sep	Oct	days below LDC
Novo Selo	833	0	0	8	0	8
Lom	743	0	0	4	0	4
Oryahovo	678	2	3	20	0	25
Svishtov	554	0	0	7	0	7
Ruse	495	0	0	0	0	0
Silistra	375	0	0	17	3	20
Sector		2	3	56	3	64

Critical stations of the year 1973

Critical stations of the year 1973
Station	countries	days below LDC	station-days with data	%
Ybbs	Austria	87	365	24%
Ilok	Croatia	32	365	9%
Óbuda	Hungary	26	365	7%
Oryahovo	Bulgaria	25	364	7%
Komárom	Hungary	23	365	6%

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.