Danube at Hofkirchen
The Danube at Hofkirchen read 146 cm at .
That is lower than any of the daily averages of these dates in the 26 years between 2000 and 2025. That is 61 cm below the regulated low water level (RNW) of 207 cm.
- Up 2 cm in 24 hours.
- Up 2 cm in 7 days.
- We show no forecast values for German gauges: the forecasts PEGELONLINE relays come from the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), whose terms allow only private and own use. ELWIS and the BfG publish them. ELWIS BfG 6-week forecast
Long views: the past year, the past decade and the whole record
Normal range and official levels
The normal range for 5 October is 192 cm to 358 cm: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 26 years between 2000 and 2025.
- Regulated low water level (RNW): 207 cm, valid from 1 July 1998. (Regulierungs-Niedrigwasserstand) The newest reading is 61 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 480 cm, valid from 8 January 2003. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 334 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 194 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 48 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 290 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 144 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 540 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 394 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 730 cm at 10:45 CEST on 4 June 2013. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 127 cm at 12:15 CEST on 15 August 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 722.6 cm on 6 June 2013. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 128.9 cm on 15 August 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 155 cm, on 15 August 2022. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Lowest daily water level in the period (NW): 166 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Niedrigster Tageswasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest water level in the period (HW): 664 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Höchster Momentanwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 730 cm, on 4 March 1956 and 1 other day. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Our series holds a lower value (127 cm) than the record WSV publishes (155 cm); the published value may come from another period or may not be updated yet.
This year
So far in 2026, the daily value was below the regulated low water level (RNW) on 150 days of the 278 days with a value and a reference.
Next gauges on this water
The next gauges on this water by river kilometre.
- Vilshofen, km 2,249.5: 284 cm
- Kachlet Wehr UP, km 2,230.724: 39 cm
- Deggendorf, km 2,284.4: 130 cm
- Pfelling, km 2,305.5: 209 cm
About this gauge
Hofkirchen is a gauge on the Danube in Germany, at river kilometre 2,256.9.
It lies at 48.6767° N, 13.1152° E.
Its readings come from the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV), through PEGELONLINE.
The gauge reads the height of the water above a fixed zero, not the depth of the river. Its zero lies at 299.575 m above NHN (the German sea-level datum), valid from 1 November 2019.
PEGELONLINE publishes its readings as unchecked raw data.
The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.