Elbe at Torgau
The Elbe at Torgau read 36 cm at .
- Newest reading
- 36 cmProvisional
- Change
- -10 cm in a day
- -14 cm in a week
That is 128 cm below the mean water level (MW) of 164 cm for 2010 to 2020.
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
The last 41 days
- Level
- Our record
Table: The last 41 days
| Day | Daily average (cm) |
|---|---|
| 76.9 cm | |
| 66.8 cm | |
| 55.4 cm | |
| 51.2 cm | |
| 51.1 cm | |
| 65.0 cm | |
| 62.1 cm | |
| 66.8 cm | |
| 60.2 cm | |
| 51.6 cm | |
| 53.0 cm | |
| 55.6 cm | |
| 52.8 cm | |
| 44.2 cm | |
| 43.2 cm | |
| 43.1 cm | |
| 42.8 cm | |
| 44.6 cm | |
| 47.7 cm | |
| 48.4 cm | |
| 47.3 cm | |
| 47.0 cm | |
| 50.6 cm | |
| 54.6 cm | |
| 52.9 cm | |
| 51.9 cm | |
| 51.8 cm | |
| 50.1 cm | |
| 49.7 cm | |
| 49.9 cm | |
| 49.6 cm | |
| 50.3 cm | |
| 49.5 cm | |
| 49.9 cm | |
| 48.5 cm | |
| 42.0 cm | |
| 38.8 cm | |
| 40.3 cm | |
| 40.4 cm | |
| 43.3 cm | |
| no value |
Normal range and official levels
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 620 cm, valid from 5 November 2002. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 584 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 60 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (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): 164 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 128 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 503 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 467 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 26 August 2026: 85 cm at 02:00 CEST on 26 August 2026. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 26 August 2026: 37 cm at 11:00 CEST on 1 October 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 26 August 2026: 76.9 cm on 26 August 2026. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 26 August 2026: 38.8 cm on 1 October 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 20 cm, on 2 February 1954. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 949 cm, on 18 August 2002. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Next gauges on this water
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About this gauge
Torgau is a gauge on the Elbe in Germany, at river kilometre 154.15.
It lies at 51.5537° N, 13.0101° 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 75.158 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.