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 2024, most days below LDC were in September

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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.

20%

23%

days below LDC% of station-days

Sector: Germany · 9 stations

Sector: Germany — Navigation windows 2024
Station	RKM	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	days below LDC
Oberndorf	2397.4	1	1	0	0	2
Regensburg Eiserne Brücke	2379.3	3	4	0	3	10
Schwabelweis	2376.5	3	5	0	5	13
Pfatter	2350.7	0	0	0	0	0
Pfelling	2305.5	0	0	0	0	0
Deggendorf	2284.4	0	0	0	0	0
Hofkirchen	2256.9	1	0	0	0	1
Vilshofen	2249.5	8	0	3	6	17
Passau Donau	2226.7	0	0	0	0	0
Sector		16	10	3	14	43

Sector: Austria · 5 stations

Sector: Austria — Navigation windows 2024
Station	RKM	Nov
Ybbs	2058.8	0
Kienstock	2015	0
Bärndorf	1976	·
Korneuburg	1941	0
Wildungsmauer	1894	0
Sector		0

Sector: Slovakia · 3 stations

Sector: Slovakia — Navigation windows 2024
Station	RKM	Sep	Nov	days below LDC
Devín	1879	0	0	0
Bratislava	1868.75	0	0	0
Medveďov	1806.3	1	1	2
Sector		1	1	2

Sector: Hungary · 19 stations

Sector: Hungary — Navigation windows 2024
Station	RKM	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Nov	days below LDC
Nagybajcs	1801.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gönyű	1790.55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Komárom	1768.35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Esztergom	1718.65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Szob	1707.2	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	0	0
Nagymaros	1694.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vác	1679.5	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	0	0
Göd	1671	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	0	0
Budapest	1646.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Budafok	1636.9	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	0	0
Ercsi	1613.2	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	0	0
Adony	1598.11	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	0	0
Dunaújváros	1580.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dunaföldvár	1560.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Paks	1531.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	7
Dombori	1506.8	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	0	0
Baja	1478.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Duna Dunaszekcső	1460	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	0	0
Duna Mohács	1446	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sector		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	10

Sector: Croatia · 5 stations

Sector: Croatia — Navigation windows 2024
Station	RKM	Sep	days below LDC
Batina	1424.6	0	0
Aljmaš	1380.25	0	0
Dalj	1353.7	0	0
Vukovar	1333.4	0	0
Ilok	1298.7	2	2
Sector		2	2

Sector: Serbia · 12 stations

Sector: Serbia — Navigation windows 2024
Station	RKM	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	days below LDC
Bezdan	1425	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Apatin	1401	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bogojevo	1367	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bačka Palanka	1298	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Novi Sad	1255	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Slankamen	1216	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Zemun	1173	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	0	0	0	19
Pančevo	1154	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	0	2	0	23
Smederevo	1116	0	0	0	0	0	8	18	0	3	0	29
Banatska Palanka	1076	0	0	0	0	0	18	21	0	18	4	61
Veliko Gradište	1059	4	4	12	8	6	23	24	3	23	18	125
Golubac	1042	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Sector		4	4	12	8	6	62	114	3	46	22	281

Sector: Romania · 13 stations

Sector: Romania — Navigation windows 2024
Station	RKM	Aug	Sep	Nov	days below LDC
Calafat	795	20	17	13	50
Bechet	679	11	15	5	31
Corabia	630	13	17	5	35
Giurgiu	493	11	16	5	32
Oltenița	430	23	20	13	56
Călărași	370	19	19	6	44
Cernavodă	300	18	17	1	36
Hârșova	253	19	19	3	41
Brăila	170	20	20	0	40
Galați	150	19	20	2	41
Isaccea	103	21	21	0	42
Tulcea	71	16	10	2	28
Sulina	0	0	0	0	0
Sector		210	211	55	476

Sector: Bulgaria · 6 stations

Sector: Bulgaria — Navigation windows 2024
Station	RKM	Aug	Sep	Nov	days below LDC
Novo Selo	833	20	17	7	44
Lom	743	12	16	3	31
Oryahovo	678	18	17	7	42
Svishtov	554	8	15	0	23
Ruse	495	19	17	8	44
Silistra	375	24	20	13	57
Sector		101	102	38	241

Critical stations of the year 2024

Critical stations of the year 2024
Station	countries	days below LDC	station-days with data	%
Veliko Gradište	Serbia	125	366	34%
Banatska Palanka	Serbia	61	366	17%
Silistra	Bulgaria	57	366	16%
Oltenița	Romania	56	364	15%
Calafat	Romania	50	364	14%

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.