low for the date

Main at Kleinheubach

The Main at Kleinheubach read 105 cm at 14:15 CEST on 5 October 2026.

Newest reading: 105 cm14:15 CEST on 5 October 2026Provisional
Against normal for the date: lowin the lowest 5 percent for the date
Normal range for the date: 111 cm to 132 cmMedian 119 cm
Change: -7 cm in a day
-9 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 111 cm to 132 cm: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 26 years between 2000 and 2025.

Flood mark I (M_I): 300 cm, valid from 1 January 2003. (Marke_I) The newest reading is 195 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Highest navigable water level (HSW): 370 cm, valid from 8 January 2003. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 265 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Mean low water level (MNW): 107 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 2 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Mean water level (MW): 150 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 45 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Mean high water level (MHW): 425 cm, over 2006 to 2015. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 320 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).

Records

Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 602 cm at 14:00 CET on 4 January 2003. Provisional data.
Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 79 cm at 21:15 CEST on 15 April 2005. Provisional data.
Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 593.3 cm on 4 January 2003. Provisional data.
Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 92.5 cm on 17 April 2005. Provisional data.

As the source publishes them

Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 80 cm, on 11 November 1990. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Lowest daily water level in the period (NW): 92 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Niedrigster Tageswasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Highest water level in the period (HW): 602 cm, over 2000 to 2010. (Höchster Momentanwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Highest high water level on record (HHW): 622 cm, on 30 January 1995. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).

Our series holds a lower value (79 cm) than the record WSV publishes (80 cm); the published value may come from another period or may not be updated yet.

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About this gauge

Kleinheubach is a gauge on the Main in Germany, at river kilometre 121.7.

It lies at 49.7161° N, 9.2252° 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 119.6 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.