Rhine at Mannheim
The Rhine at Mannheim read 58 cm at .
That is lower than any of the daily averages of these dates in the 14 years between 2011 and 2025. That is 97 cm below the equivalent low water level (GlW) of 155 cm.
- Down 4 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 155 cm to 345 cm: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 14 years between 2011 and 2025.
- Equivalent low water level (GlW): 155 cm, valid from 1 January 2023. (gleichwertiger Wasserstand) The newest reading is 97 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark I (M_I): 650 cm, valid from 1 January 2004. (Marke_I) The newest reading is 592 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 760 cm, valid from 1 January 1950. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 702 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark II (M_II): 760 cm, valid from 1 January 2004. (Marke_II) The newest reading is 702 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 132 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 74 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 293 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 235 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 644 cm, over 2010 to 2020. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 586 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 31 October 2011: 836 cm at 12:30 CEST on 3 June 2013. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 31 October 2011: 48 cm at 18:15 CEST on 30 September 2026. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 31 October 2011: 824.2 cm on 3 June 2013. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 31 October 2011: 49.7 cm on 30 September 2026. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 85 cm, on 20 October 2018. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Lowest daily water level in the period (NW): 85 cm, on 20 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): 836 cm, on 3 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): 917 cm, on 29 December 1882. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Our series holds a lower value (48 cm) than the record WSV publishes (85 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 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
Mannheim is a gauge on the Rhine in Germany, at river kilometre 424.733.
It lies at 49.4839° N, 8.4552° 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 85.117 m above NHN (the German sea-level datum), valid from 18 July 2017.
PEGELONLINE publishes its readings as unchecked raw data.
The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.