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 2009: Germany spent the longest below LDC, 9 % of days

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.

9%15%

3%12%

13%

2009Meanbelow LDC in season

Irrigation season (April–September) 2009
countries	station-days in season	below LDC in season	%	vs. average
Germany	1,647	155	9%	-6 pp
Austria	1,647	0	0%	-1 pp
Slovakia	372	0	0%	-3 pp
Hungary	3,398	2	0%	-2 pp
Croatia	915	0	0%	-1 pp
Serbia	2,196	58	3%	-9 pp
Romania	2,379	0	0%	-13 pp
Bulgaria	1,098	1	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
Oberndorf	Germany	2009-09-09	2009-10-13	35
Pfelling	Germany	2009-09-11	2009-10-12	32
Deggendorf	Germany	2009-09-21	2009-10-12	22
Hofkirchen	Germany	2009-09-22	2009-10-12	21
Regensburg Eiserne Brücke	Germany	2009-09-24	2009-10-10	17
Komárom	Hungary	2009-01-07	2009-01-22	16
Szob	Hungary	2009-01-07	2009-01-22	16
Silistra	Bulgaria	2009-10-06	2009-10-21	16
Oltenița	Romania	2009-10-06	2009-10-21	16
Bechet	Romania	2009-10-04	2009-10-18	15

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.