Rhine at Koblenz
The Rhine at Koblenz read 5 cm at .
That is lower than any of the daily averages of these dates in the 26 years between 2000 and 2025. That is 72 cm below the equivalent low water level (GlW) of 77 cm.
- Up 1 cm in 24 hours.
- Up 5 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 74 cm to 245 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): 77 cm, valid from 1 January 2023. (gleichwertiger Wasserstand) The newest reading is 72 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark I (M_I): 470 cm, valid from 1 January 2004. (Marke_I) The newest reading is 465 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 650 cm, valid from 1 January 1950. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 645 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark II (M_II): 650 cm, valid from 1 January 2004. (Marke_II) The newest reading is 645 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 60 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 55 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 214 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 209 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 588 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 583 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 818 cm at 12:00 CET on 4 January 2003. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: -8 cm at 12:00 CEST on 1 October 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 813.7 cm on 4 January 2003. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: -5.1 cm on 27 September 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 6 cm, on 16 February 1929. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Lowest daily water level in the period (NW): 19 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): 753 cm, on 8 January 2018, over 2010 to 2020. (Höchster Momentanwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 949 cm, on 23 December 1993. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Our series holds a lower value (-8 cm) than the record WSV publishes (6 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 91 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
Koblenz is a gauge on the Rhine in Germany, at river kilometre 591.49.
It lies at 50.3586° N, 7.6047° 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 57.692 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.