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 2022, most days below LDC were in August

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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.

42%

61%

36%

11%

38%

days below LDC% of station-days

Sector: Germany · 9 stations

Sector: Germany — Navigation windows 2022
Station	RKM	Mar	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Oberndorf	2397.4	5	0	8	25	23	12	0	14	8	95
Regensburg Eiserne Brücke	2379.3	2	0	10	29	24	12	5	15	7	104
Schwabelweis	2376.5	3	3	12	29	22	16	8	19	13	125
Pfatter	2350.7	0	0	2	19	18	8	0	1	0	48
Pfelling	2305.5	0	0	6	23	22	10	0	10	2	73
Deggendorf	2284.4	0	0	6	22	22	13	0	10	2	75
Hofkirchen	2256.9	0	0	1	20	21	9	0	2	0	53
Vilshofen	2249.5	0	0	0	19	20	9	0	1	0	49
Passau Donau	2226.7	3	0	0	4	13	7	0	6	8	41
Sector		13	3	45	190	185	96	13	78	40	663

Sector: Austria · 9 stations

Sector: Austria — Navigation windows 2022
Station	RKM	Mar	Jul	Aug	Sep	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Achleiten	2223.05	8	3	9	6	7	10	43
Wilhering	2144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mauthausen	2110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grein	2079	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ybbs	2058.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kienstock	2015	0	0	3	0	0	2	5
Bärndorf	1976	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korneuburg	1941	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wildungsmauer	1894	4	2	12	1	7	9	35
Sector		12	5	24	7	14	21	83

Sector: Slovakia · 3 stations

Sector: Slovakia — Navigation windows 2022
Station	RKM	Mar	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Devín	1879	0	0	4	0	0	1	2	7
Bratislava	1868.75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Medveďov	1806.3	8	12	19	8	4	16	18	85
Sector		8	12	23	8	4	17	20	92

Sector: Hungary · 20 stations

Sector: Hungary — Navigation windows 2022
Station	RKM	Mar	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Nagybajcs	1801.01	2	7	15	4	1	8	11	48
Gönyű	1790.55	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Komárom	1768.35	2	12	17	7	4	13	13	68
Esztergom	1718.65	2	10	16	8	1	12	9	58
Szob	1707.2	3	14	18	9	2	16	12	74
Nagymaros	1694.6	2	10	17	9	0	12	7	57
Vác	1679.5	1	11	16	7	0	10	4	49
Göd	1671	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	10
Óbuda	1654	0	1	12	0	0	3	0	16
Budapest	1646.5	0	4	14	0	0	4	0	22
Budafok	1636.9	0	4	14	0	0	3	0	21
Ercsi	1613.2	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	9
Adony	1598.11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dunaújváros	1580.6	0	9	15	3	0	6	2	35
Dunaföldvár	1560.6	4	14	19	9	5	16	13	80
Paks	1531.3	5	14	21	11	5	17	16	89
Dombori	1506.8	0	9	15	3	0	6	0	33
Baja	1478.7	1	13	20	10	4	16	3	67
Duna Dunaszekcső	1460	0	12	20	9	1	9	0	51
Duna Mohács	1446	0	13	24	11	5	14	0	67
Sector		22	157	295	100	28	165	90	857

Sector: Croatia · 5 stations

Sector: Croatia — Navigation windows 2022
Station	RKM	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Batina	1424.6	13	22	12	5	15	1	68
Aljmaš	1380.25	10	16	6	0	0	0	32
Dalj	1353.7	11	19	8	0	6	0	44
Vukovar	1333.4	11	18	7	0	4	0	40
Ilok	1298.7	11	21	10	3	7	0	52
Sector		56	96	43	8	32	1	236

Sector: Serbia · 12 stations

Sector: Serbia — Navigation windows 2022
Station	RKM	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Bezdan	1425	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	24	12	5	15	1	71
Apatin	1401	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	22	11	4	14	0	64
Bogojevo	1367	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	16	6	0	0	0	33
Bačka Palanka	1298	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	21	10	2	7	0	51
Novi Sad	1255	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	26	12	4	11	0	66
Slankamen	1216	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	31	13	5	8	0	69
Zemun	1173	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	28	16	9	11	0	78
Pančevo	1154	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	29	16	12	12	0	88
Smederevo	1116	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	26	12	13	13	0	91
Banatska Palanka	1076	3	0	7	0	0	7	31	31	21	19	22	4	145
Veliko Gradište	1059	4	1	18	3	3	14	30	27	16	21	22	8	167
Golubac	1042	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sector		7	1	27	3	3	21	193	281	145	94	135	13	923

Sector: Romania · 13 stations

Sector: Romania — Navigation windows 2022
Station	RKM	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	days below LDC
Calafat	795	3	27	31	21	9	21	112
Bechet	679	1	25	31	22	9	22	110
Corabia	630	0	25	31	23	8	23	110
Giurgiu	493	0	17	31	24	6	24	102
Oltenița	430	0	28	31	25	7	25	116
Călărași	370	0	22	31	25	5	25	108
Cernavodă	300	0	16	31	26	3	25	101
Hârșova	253	0	20	31	27	3	26	107
Brăila	170	0	21	31	27	3	26	108
Galați	150	0	22	31	27	2	26	108
Isaccea	103	0	6	31	27	1	23	88
Tulcea	71	0	6	31	23	4	27	91
Sulina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sector		4	235	372	297	60	293	1261

Sector: Bulgaria · 6 stations

Sector: Bulgaria — Navigation windows 2022
Station	RKM	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	days below LDC
Novo Selo	833	3	27	31	21	10	21	113
Lom	743	1	22	31	22	9	22	107
Oryahovo	678	2	28	31	23	9	23	116
Svishtov	554	0	19	31	23	7	23	103
Ruse	495	0	25	31	24	7	24	111
Silistra	375	0	31	31	26	7	25	120
Sector		6	152	186	139	49	138	670

Critical stations of the year 2022

Critical stations of the year 2022
Station	countries	days below LDC	station-days with data	%
Veliko Gradište	Serbia	167	365	46%
Banatska Palanka	Serbia	145	365	40%
Schwabelweis	Germany	125	365	34%
Silistra	Bulgaria	120	365	33%
Oltenița	Romania	116	365	32%

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.