Rhine at Düsseldorf
The Rhine at Düsseldorf read 2 cm at .
That is lower than any of the daily averages of these dates in the 26 years between 2000 and 2025. That is 89 cm below the equivalent low water level (GlW) of 91 cm.
- Up 1 cm in 24 hours.
- Up 10 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 88 cm to 296 cm: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 26 years between 2000 and 2025.
- Equivalent low water level (GlW): 91 cm, valid from 1 January 2023. (gleichwertiger Wasserstand) The newest reading is 89 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark I (M_I): 710 cm, valid from 1 January 1995. (Marke_I) The newest reading is 708 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 880 cm, valid from 1 January 1950. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 878 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark II (M_II): 880 cm, valid from 1 January 1995. (Marke_II) The newest reading is 878 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 70 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 68 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 257 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 255 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 684 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 682 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 936 cm at 08:15 CET on 5 January 2003. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: -10 cm at 21:30 CEST on 29 September 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 931.5 cm on 5 January 2003. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: -7.8 cm on 28 September 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 23 cm, on 23 October 2018. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 1,110 cm, on 2 January 1926. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Our series holds a lower value (-10 cm) than the record WSV publishes (23 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 95 days of the 278 days with a value and a reference.
Next gauges on this water
The next gauges on this water by river kilometre.
About this gauge
Düsseldorf is a gauge on the Rhine in Germany, at river kilometre 744.2.
It lies at 51.2255° N, 6.7699° 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 24.529 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.