Driva v/Risefoss (Driva): discharge and water level

Driva v/Risefoss (Driva): discharge 8.47 m³/s (59% of mean flow), water level 0.76 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 19:00 CEST.

Now

8.47 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 0.762 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 19:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (8.47–8.54 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)14.5 m³/s
Mean annual flood219 m³/s
5-year flood272 m³/s
50-year flood430 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values) for 1935–2025.

Source: Data: NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat), HydAPI · Licence: NLOD 2.0 · Updated 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST. Raw data, mostly not yet quality-controlled by NVE. Not an official flood warning – see varsom.no.

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Precipitation, last 7 days

2.2 mm fell at MET station Drivdalen (7.1 km away).

2026-10-16: 1 mm16.12026-10-17: 1.2 mm17.1.22026-10-18: 0 mm18.02026-10-19: 0 mm19.02026-10-20: 0 mm20.02026-10-21: 0 mm21.02026-10-22: 0 mm22.0
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN63820) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • DRIVA MAAGAALAUPET - NISJA NO109-281-R
    Ecological status: poor (2030) · Chemical: not assessed
    Good status expected: after 2027
  • DRIVA BEKKEFELT BAAGGAASTRANDA - ENGAN NO109-293-R
    Ecological status: moderate (2019) · Chemical: not assessed
    Good status expected: by 2027

Official assessment of the water body at this gauge from the 2022 river basin management plans (WFD target: at least “good”). It rates the whole water body, not today’s water quality.

EEA WISE – WFD 2022 (3rd RBMP), © EEA, CC BY 4.0