Fulda at Bonaforth
The Fulda at Bonaforth read 202 cm at .
That is lower than any of the daily averages of these dates in the 26 years between 2000 and 2025.
- Down 4 cm in 24 hours.
- Down 4 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 210 cm to 249 cm: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 26 years between 2000 and 2025.
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 390 cm, valid from 1 April 2015. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 188 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 214 cm, over 1996 to 2006. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 12 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 255 cm, over 1996 to 2006. (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): 499 cm, over 1996 to 2006. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 297 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 613 cm at 18:15 CET on 9 January 2011. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 1 cm at 04:30 CEST on 25 September 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 583 cm on 10 January 2011. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 191.8 cm on 25 September 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 196 cm, on 15 September 1991. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 716 cm. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Our series holds a lower value (1 cm) than the record WSV publishes (196 cm); the published value may come from another period or may not be updated yet.
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About this gauge
Bonaforth is a gauge on the Fulda in Germany, at river kilometre 3.61.
It lies at 51.4035° N, 9.6320° 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 117.679 m above NHN (the German sea-level datum), valid from 19 April 2004.
PEGELONLINE publishes its readings as unchecked raw data.
The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.