Weser at Drakenburg
The Weser at Drakenburg read 166 cm at .
That is below the normal range for the date, in the lowest 5 percent of the daily averages of these dates in the 26 years between 2000 and 2025.
- Down 4 cm in 24 hours.
- Up 8 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 179 cm to 308 cm: the 10th to 90th percentile of the daily averages from 28 September to 12 October in 26 years between 2000 and 2025.
- Flood mark I (M_I): 610 cm, valid from 1 June 1985. (Marke_I) The newest reading is 444 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark II (M_II): 670 cm, valid from 1 June 1985. (Marke_II) The newest reading is 504 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest navigable water level (HSW): 695 cm, valid from 15 October 2010. (höchster Schifffahrtswasserstand) The newest reading is 529 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Flood mark III (M_III): 740 cm, valid from 1 June 1985. (Marke III) The newest reading is 574 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean low water level (MNW): 199 cm, over 1996 to 2006. (Mittel der Niedrigwasserstände) The newest reading is 33 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean water level (MW): 324 cm, over 1996 to 2006. (Mittel der Tageswasserstände) The newest reading is 158 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Mean high water level (MHW): 711 cm, over 1996 to 2006. (Mittel der Hochwasserstände) The newest reading is 545 cm below it.Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Records
- Highest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 843 cm at 15:15 CET on 28 December 2023. Provisional data.
- Lowest reading in our series since 1 January 2000: 113 cm at 21:45 CEST on 2 October 2011. Provisional data.
- Highest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 841.2 cm on 28 December 2023. Provisional data.
- Lowest daily average in our series since 1 January 2000: 140.5 cm on 6 September 2022. Provisional data.
As the source publishes them
- Lowest low water level on record (NNW): 140 cm, on 6 September 2022. (Niedrigster Niedrigwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
- Highest high water level on record (HHW): 843 cm, on 28 December 2023. (Höchster Hochwasserstand)Set by PEGELONLINE REST API v2 (WSV, operated by ITZBund).
Our series holds a lower value (113 cm) than the record WSV publishes (140 cm); the published value may come from another period or may not be updated yet.
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About this gauge
Drakenburg is a gauge on the Weser in Germany, at river kilometre 278.88.
It lies at 52.6931° N, 9.2256° 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 14 m above NN (the former German sea-level datum), valid from 1 January 1939.
PEGELONLINE publishes its readings as unchecked raw data.
The newest reading is provisional: the source may still correct it.