Faukstad (Sjoa): discharge and water level

Faukstad (Sjoa): discharge 20.1 m³/s (59% of mean flow), water level 350.69 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 19:00 CEST.

Now

20.1 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 350.687 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 19:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (20.1–20.3 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)33.9 m³/s
Mean annual flood241 m³/s
5-year flood309 m³/s
50-year flood483 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values).

Source: Data: NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat), HydAPI · Licence: NLOD 2.0 · Updated 23/10/2026, 19:45 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

3.9 mm fell at MET station Otta - Skansen (9.8 km away).

2026-10-16: 1.3 mm16.1.32026-10-17: 0 mm17.02026-10-18: 0 mm18.02026-10-19: 0 mm19.02026-10-20: 0 mm20.02026-10-21: 0 mm21.02026-10-22: 2.6 mm22.2.6
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN16040) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • SJOA FRA HEIDAL NED TIL LAAGEN NO002-2042-R
    Ecological status: good (2016) · Chemical: not assessed
  • SJOA SIDEBEKKER RUNDT HEIDALSGRAAHOEA NED NO002-2051-R
    Ecological status: good (2018) · Chemical: not assessed
  • SJOA SIDEBEKKER FRA KOMMUNEGRENSEN TIL LAAGEN NO002-4909-R
    Ecological status: good (2020) · Chemical: not assessed

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