Danube at Pfatter
The Danube at Pfatter read 300 cm at .
That is lower than any of the daily averages of these dates in the 26 years between 2000 and 2025. That is 10 cm below the regulated low water level (RNW) of 310 cm.
- Down 3 cm in 24 hours.
- Down 9 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 307 cm to 375 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): 310 cm, valid from 1 July 1998. (Regulierungs-Niedrigwasserstand) The newest reading is 10 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 600 cm, valid from 8 January 2003. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 300 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 305 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 5 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 347 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 47 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 576 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 276 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 780 cm at 22:15 CEST on 4 June 2013. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 293 cm at 01:00 CEST on 12 August 2018. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 770.1 cm on 4 June 2013. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 296.7 cm on 11 August 2018. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 294 cm, on 2 September 1998. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Lowest daily water level in the period (NW): 301 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Niedrigster Tageswasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest water level in the period (HW): 746 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Höchster Momentanwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 780 cm, on 27 March 1988 and 1 other day. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Our series holds a lower value (293 cm) than the record WSV publishes (294 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 133 days of the 278 days with a value and a reference.
Next gauges on this water
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About this gauge
Pfatter is a gauge on the Danube in Germany, at river kilometre 2,350.7.
It lies at 48.9804° N, 12.3838° 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 316.984 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.