RiverCruise.ai — Live European River Levels
Measured every 30 minutes from official government gauges. Last updated .
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.
Published by RiverCruise.ai, powered by FlyOver Travel — a licensed travel agency. Readings come from official government gauges and are updated every 30 minutes.
Official gauge: Basel-Rheinhalle · km 164.3
482cm
↓ −4 cm in 24h · ↑ +1 cm in 7 days
30-day average 487 cm · range 460–506 cm
Upper Rhine, start of most itineraries
Source: PEGELONLINE · measured · Full detail
Official gauge: MAXAU · km 362.327
300cm
↑ +17 cm in 24h · ↑ +4 cm in 7 days
Today 300 cm
PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average 305 cm · range 278–337 cm
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.
Source: PEGELONLINE · measured · Full detail
Official gauge: KAUB · km 546.23
6cm
↑ +8 cm in 24h · ↑ +5 cm in 7 days
Today 6 cm — below the record low of 25 cm
PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average 18 cm · range -6–54 cm
19 cm BELOW the official record low of 25 cm set on 22 Oct 2018
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
Official gauge: KÖLN · km 688
48cm
↑ +3 cm in 24h · ↑ +3 cm in 7 days
Today 48 cm — below the record low of 69 cm
PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average 63 cm · range 40–107 cm
21 cm BELOW the official record low of 69 cm set on 23 Oct 2018
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
Official gauge: DUISBURG-RUHRORT · km 780.8
133cm
↑ +4 cm in 24h · ↑ +2 cm in 7 days
Today 133 cm — below the record low of 153 cm
PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average 149 cm · range 120–198 cm
20 cm BELOW the official record low of 153 cm set on 23 Oct 2018
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
Official gauge: EMMERICH · km 851.9
-16cm
↑ +6 cm in 24h · ↑ +2 cm in 7 days
Today -16 cm — below the record low of -1 cm
PEGELONLINE classifies this as: low
30-day average -1 cm · range -29–45 cm
15 cm BELOW the official record low of -1 cm set on 18 Aug 2022
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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