Rhine at Bingen
The Rhine at Bingen read 26 cm at .
That is lower than any of the daily averages of these dates in the 17 years between 2000 and 2016. That is 71 cm below the equivalent low water level (GlW) of 97 cm.
- Down 6 cm in 24 hours.
- Up 2 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 100 cm to 220 cm: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 17 years between 2000 and 2016.
- Equivalent low water level (GlW): 97 cm, valid from 1 January 2023. (gleichwertiger Wasserstand) The newest reading is 71 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark I (M_I): 350 cm, valid from 1 January 2004. (Marke_I) The newest reading is 324 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 490 cm, valid from 1 January 1950. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 464 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark II (M_II): 490 cm, valid from 1 January 2004. (Marke_II) The newest reading is 464 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 84 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 58 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 195 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 169 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 436 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 410 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 556 cm at 03:30 CEST on 5 June 2013. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 15 cm at 00:30 CEST on 1 October 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 555 cm on 5 June 2013. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 17.2 cm on 1 October 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 32 cm, on 31 October 1985. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Lowest daily water level in the period (NW): 46 cm, on 22 October 2018, over 2010 to 2020. (Niedrigster Tageswasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest water level in the period (HW): 557 cm, on 5 June 2013, over 2010 to 2020. (Höchster Momentanwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 619 cm, on 29 March 1988. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Our series holds a lower value (15 cm) than the record WSV publishes (32 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 equivalent low water level (GlW) on 33 days of the 33 days with a value and a reference.
Next gauges on this water
The next gauges on this water by river kilometre.
About this gauge
Bingen is a gauge on the Rhine in Germany, at river kilometre 528.36.
It lies at 49.9703° N, 7.8997° 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 76.185 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.