Rhine at Emmerich
The Rhine at Emmerich read -19 cm at .
That is lower than any of the daily averages of these dates in the 26 years between 2000 and 2025. That is 93 cm below the equivalent low water level (GlW) of 74 cm.
- Up 3 cm in 24 hours.
- 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 70 cm to 279 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): 74 cm, valid from 1 January 2023. (gleichwertiger Wasserstand) The newest reading is 93 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark I (M_I): 700 cm, valid from 1 January 1995. (Marke_I) The newest reading is 719 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 870 cm, valid from 1 January 1950. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 889 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark II (M_II): 870 cm, valid from 1 January 1995. (Marke_II) The newest reading is 889 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 51 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 70 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 239 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 258 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 669 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 688 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 900 cm at 12:00 CET on 6 January 2003. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: -29 cm at 09:45 CEST on 29 September 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 898.2 cm on 6 January 2003. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: -27.6 cm on 29 September 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): -1 cm, on 18 August 2022. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 986 cm, on 3 January 1926. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Our series holds a lower value (-29 cm) than the record WSV publishes (-1 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 93 days of the 273 days with a value and a reference.
Next gauges on this water
The next gauges on this water by river kilometre.
About this gauge
Emmerich is a gauge on the Rhine in Germany, at river kilometre 851.9.
It lies at 51.8293° N, 6.2456° 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 7.998 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.