Eggafoss (Gaula): discharge and water level

Eggafoss (Gaula): discharge 12.1 m³/s (72% of mean flow), water level 1.86 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST.

Now

12.1 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 1.861 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (12.1–12.4 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)16.8 m³/s
Mean annual flood221 m³/s
5-year flood273 m³/s
50-year flood397 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values).

Source: Data: NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat), HydAPI · Licence: NLOD 2.0 · Updated 23/10/2026, 20:41 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

10.5 mm fell at MET station Ålen (4.3 km away).

2026-10-15: 3 mm15.32026-10-16: 4 mm16.42026-10-17: 0 mm17.02026-10-18: 3.5 mm18.3.52026-10-19: 0 mm19.02026-10-20: 0 mm20.02026-10-21: 0 mm21.0
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN67780) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • GAULA TILLOEPSBEKKER FRA HV TRENINGSFELT NO122-492-R
    Ecological status: good (2018) · Chemical: good
  • GAULA TILLOEPSBEKKER SVOELGJATUNNELEN - HOLDA NO122-493-R
    Ecological status: good (2019) · Chemical: not assessed
  • GAULA MELLOM HOLTA OG HESJA NO122-489-R
    Ecological status: moderate (2015) · Chemical: not assessed
    Good status expected: after 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