Gaulfoss (Gaula): discharge and water level

Gaulfoss (Gaula): discharge 35 m³/s (42% of mean flow), water level 1.97 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 19:00 CEST.

Now

35 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 1.97 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 19:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (34.8–35 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)83.4 m³/s
Mean annual flood1,008 m³/s
5-year flood1,304 m³/s
50-year flood2,076 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values).

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

11.8 mm fell at MET station Løksmyr (17.3 km away).

2026-10-16: 4.1 mm16.4.12026-10-17: 0.9 mm17.0.92026-10-18: 6.8 mm18.6.82026-10-19: 0 mm19.02026-10-20: 0 mm20.02026-10-21: 0 mm21.02026-10-22: 0 mm22.0
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN68270) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • GAULA STOEREN-LUNDAMO NO122-506-R
    Ecological status: moderate (2022) · Chemical: good
    Good status expected: after 2027
  • GAULA SMAA LANDBRUKSBEKKER VED HOVIN NO122-502-R
    Ecological status: poor (2022) · Chemical: good
    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