Basel
Official gauge: Basel-Rheinhalle · km 164.3
499cm
↓ −1 cm in 24h · ↑ +9 cm in 7 days
Below normal
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30-day average 493 cm · range 475–517 cm
Upper Rhine, start of most itineraries
Source: PEGELONLINE · measured · Full detail
Rhine Water Levels — All Gauges
Every Rhine gauge we track, ordered by river kilometre, measured every 30 minutes from the official government feed. Measured levels only — no forecasts. The worst status on the Rhine right now is very low.
Very low6 gauges
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Karlsruhe / Maxau
Official gauge: MAXAU · km 362.327
334cm
↑ +8 cm in 24h · ↑ +29 cm in 7 days
Below normalPEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
record low 231 cmGlWmean water 496 cm
Today 334 cm
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PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average 319 cm · range 292–381 cm
Navigable depth here: about 172 cm— how this is worked out
Maintained fairway depth (210 cm) adjusted for today's reading against the official low-water reference GlW (372 cm). Published by WSV. This is the fairway, not a clearance for any particular ship.
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Kaub
Official gauge: KAUB · km 546.23
14cm
↑ +3 cm in 24h · ↑ +2 cm in 7 days
Very lowPEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
record low 25 cmGlWmean water 208 cm
Today 14 cm — below the record low of 25 cm
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PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average 30 cm · range 5–90 cm
11 cm BELOW the official record low of 25 cm set on 22 Oct 2018
Navigable depth here: about 127 cm— how this is worked out
Maintained fairway depth (190 cm) adjusted for today's reading against the official low-water reference GlW (77 cm). Published by WSV. This is the fairway, not a clearance for any particular ship.
The bottleneck - the gauge that decides Rhine sailings
Source: PEGELONLINE · measured · Full detail
Cologne
Official gauge: KÖLN · km 688
48cm
↑ +4 cm in 24h · ↓ −7 cm in 7 days
Very lowPEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
record low 69 cmGlWmean water 297 cm
Today 48 cm — below the record low of 69 cm
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PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average 72 cm · range 44–123 cm
21 cm BELOW the official record low of 69 cm set on 23 Oct 2018
Navigable depth here: about 159 cm— how this is worked out
Maintained fairway depth (250 cm) adjusted for today's reading against the official low-water reference GlW (139 cm). Published by WSV. This is the fairway, not a clearance for any particular ship.
Source: PEGELONLINE · measured · Full detail
Duisburg
Official gauge: DUISBURG-RUHRORT · km 780.8
132cm
↑ +3 cm in 24h · ↓ −4 cm in 7 days
LowPEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
record low 153 cmGlWmean water 394 cm
Today 132 cm — below the record low of 153 cm
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PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average 157 cm · range 126–206 cm
21 cm BELOW the official record low of 153 cm set on 23 Oct 2018
Navigable depth here: about 185 cm— how this is worked out
Maintained fairway depth (280 cm) adjusted for today's reading against the official low-water reference GlW (227 cm). Published by WSV. This is the fairway, not a clearance for any particular ship.
Source: PEGELONLINE · measured · Full detail
Emmerich
Official gauge: EMMERICH · km 851.9
-20cm
↑ +8 cm in 24h · ↓ −10 cm in 7 days
Very lowPEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
record low -1 cmGlWmean water 239 cm
Today -20 cm — below the record low of -1 cm
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PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average 7 cm · range -28–44 cm
19 cm BELOW the official record low of -1 cm set on 18 Aug 2022
Navigable depth here: about 186 cm— how this is worked out
Maintained fairway depth (280 cm) adjusted for today's reading against the official low-water reference GlW (74 cm). Published by WSV. This is the fairway, not a clearance for any particular ship.
Last German gauge before the Dutch border
Source: PEGELONLINE · measured · Full detail
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