Danube at Passau Donau

The Danube at Passau Donau read 380 cm at 13:15 CEST on 5 October 2026.

That is lower than any of the daily averages of these dates in the 26 years between 2000 and 2025. That is 35 cm below the regulated low water level (RNW) of 415 cm.

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Down 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

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Normal range and official levels

The normal range for 5 October is 410 cm to 552 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): 415 cm, valid from 1 July 1998. (Regulierungs-Niedrigwasserstand) The newest reading is 35 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Highest navigable water level (HSW): 780 cm, valid from 8 January 2003. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 400 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Mean low water level (MNW): 404 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 24 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Mean water level (MW): 490 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 110 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Mean high water level (MHW): 841 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 461 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).

Records

Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 1,289 cm at 21:00 CEST on 3 June 2013. Provisional data.
Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 368 cm at 20:30 CEST on 1 October 2026. Provisional data.
Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 1,249.6 cm on 3 June 2013. Provisional data.
Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 377.1 cm on 4 October 2026. Provisional data.

As the source publishes them

Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 372 cm, on 6 December 1962. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Lowest daily water level in the period (NW): 393 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Niedrigster Tageswasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Highest water level in the period (HW): 1,081 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Höchster Momentanwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Highest high water level on record (HHW): 1,289 cm, on 10 July 1954 and 1 other day. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).

Our series holds a lower value (368 cm) than the record WSV publishes (372 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 148 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.

About this gauge

Passau Donau is a gauge on the Danube in Germany, at river kilometre 2,226.7.

It lies at 48.5761° N, 13.4591° 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 286.439 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.