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 2021: Bulgaria spent the longest below LDC, 7 % 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.

2%15%

3%12%

4%13%

7%5%

2021Meanbelow LDC in season

Irrigation season (April–September) 2021
countries	station-days in season	below LDC in season	%	vs. average
Germany	1,647	28	2%	-13 pp
Austria	1,647	7	0%	-1 pp
Slovakia	549	0	0%	-3 pp
Hungary	3,660	0	0%	-2 pp
Croatia	915	0	0%	-1 pp
Serbia	2,196	71	3%	-9 pp
Romania	2,379	96	4%	-9 pp
Bulgaria	1,098	73	7%	+2 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
Novo Selo	Bulgaria	2021-09-16	2021-10-14	29
Calafat	Romania	2021-09-17	2021-10-14	28
Bechet	Romania	2021-09-18	2021-10-15	28
Oryahovo	Bulgaria	2021-09-18	2021-10-15	28
Lom	Bulgaria	2021-09-18	2021-10-14	27
Ruse	Bulgaria	2021-09-20	2021-10-16	27
Silistra	Bulgaria	2021-09-21	2021-10-17	27
Svishtov	Bulgaria	2021-09-20	2021-10-15	26
Oltenița	Romania	2021-09-21	2021-10-16	26
Călărași	Romania	2021-09-22	2021-10-17	26

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.