World Water Levels

Water levels in the Netherlands

We follow 54 gauges in the Netherlands. Of the 19 gauges with a current reading and a normal range for the date, 16 gauges read below that range and 1 gauge above it. Furthest below normal: the Lek at Hagestein, above the weir. Furthest above normal: the Lek at Krimpen aan de Lek. Data: .

Furthest below normal

PlaceReadingAgainst normalChange in a day
Hagestein, above the weirLek146 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years-3 cm
CulemborgLek144 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years-5 cm
RhenenNederrijn570 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years-3 cm
Amerongen, below the weirNederrijn145 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years-6 cm
Driel, below the weirNederrijn570 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years-3 cm
ZutphenIJssel117 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years+1 cm
Driel, above the weirNederrijn570 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years-3 cm
DoesburgIJssel324 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years0 cm
Westervoort, IJsselkopIJssel570 cm12:20 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years-3 cm
LobithRhine600 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026low: lower than any day of these dates in 14 years-2 cm

Furthest above normal

PlaceReadingAgainst normalChange in a day
Krimpen aan de LekLek64 cm12:10 CEST on 5 October 2026high: in the highest 5 percent for the date+16 cm

Rivers and lakes

WaterPlacesLow (places)High (places)
IJsselriver, Netherlands1140
IJsselmeerlake, Netherlands600
Lekriver, Netherlands521
Meuseriver, Netherlands2000
Nederrijnriver, Netherlands550
Pannerdensch Kanaalriver, Netherlands: 1,143 cm100
Rhineriver, Netherlands110
Waalriver, Netherlands540

See also

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