low for the date
Ems at Dalum
The Ems at Dalum read 138 cm at .
- Newest reading
- 138 cmProvisional
- Against normal for the date
- lowin the lowest 5 percent for the date
- Normal range for the date
- 139 cm to 190 cmMedian 155 cm
- Change
- -6 cm in a day
- +4 cm in a week
That is below the normal range for the date, in the lowest 5 percent of the daily averages of these dates in the 26 years between 2000 and 2025.
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 139 cm to 190 cm: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 26 years between 2000 and 2025.
- Mean low water level (MNW): 139 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 1 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 191 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 53 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 378 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 240 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 473 cm at 18:00 CET on 28 December 2023. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 130 cm at 09:00 CEST on 17 August 2013. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 472 cm on 28 December 2023. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 131.2 cm on 5 September 2022. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 120 cm, on 18 July 1964. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Lowest daily water level in the period (NW): 135 cm, on 7 August 2003, over 2000 to 2010. (Niedrigster Tageswasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest water level in the period (HW): 452 cm, on 6 January 2003, over 2000 to 2010. (Höchster Momentanwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 539 cm, on 11 February 1946. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Next gauges on this water
The next gauges on this water by river kilometre.
About this gauge
Dalum is a gauge on the Ems in Germany, at river kilometre 212.04.
It lies at 52.5956° N, 7.2485° 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 12.393 m above NHN (the German sea-level datum), valid from 16 October 2001.
PEGELONLINE publishes its readings as unchecked raw data.
The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.