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 1996, most days below LDC were in March

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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.

13%

days below LDC% of station-days

Sector: Austria · 9 stations

Sector: Austria — Navigation windows 1996
Station	RKM	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Jun	Jul	Aug	Oct	Dec	days below LDC
Achleiten	2223.05	1	14	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	32
Wilhering	2144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mauthausen	2110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grein	2079	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ybbs	2058.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kienstock	2015	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bärndorf	1976	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korneuburg	1941	23	29	22	0	0	0	1	0	8	83
Wildungsmauer	1894	27	29	22	4	4	3	8	2	18	117
Sector		51	72	64	4	4	3	9	2	26	235

Sector: Hungary · 19 stations

Sector: Hungary — Navigation windows 1996
Station	RKM	Jan	Feb	Mar	days below LDC
Nagybajcs	1801.01	2	17	17	36
Gönyű	1790.55	2	19	17	38
Komárom	1768.35	0	6	11	17
Esztergom	1718.65	0	8	14	22
Szob	1707.2	0	0	0	0
Nagymaros	1694.6	0	0	0	0
Vác	1679.5	0	2	8	10
Óbuda	1654	0	0	0	0
Budapest	1646.5	0	0	1	1
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	0	0	0	0
Duna Dunaszekcső	1460	0	0	0	0
Duna Mohács	1446	0	0	0	0
Sector		4	52	68	124

Sector: Bulgaria · 6 stations

Sector: Bulgaria — Navigation windows 1996
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
Lom	743	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oryahovo	678	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Svishtov	554	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ruse	495	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Silistra	375	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 1996

Critical stations of the year 1996
Station	countries	days below LDC	station-days with data	%
Wildungsmauer	Austria	117	366	32%
Korneuburg	Austria	83	366	23%
Gönyű	Hungary	38	366	10%
Nagybajcs	Hungary	36	365	10%
Achleiten	Austria	32	366	9%

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.