Heisel (Otra): discharge and water level

Heisel (Otra): discharge 123 m³/s (85% of mean flow), water level 2.54 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST.

Now

123 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 2.536 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (123–131 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)145 m³/s
Mean annual flood557 m³/s
5-year flood731 m³/s
50-year flood1,176 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values) for 1981–2017.

Source: Data: NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat), HydAPI · Licence: NLOD 2.0 · Updated 23/10/2026, 21:00 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

38.1 mm fell at MET station Kjevik (9 km away).

2026-10-16: 0 mm16.02026-10-17: 4.3 mm17.4.32026-10-18: 0 mm18.02026-10-19: 0 mm19.02026-10-20: 0 mm20.02026-10-21: 4.4 mm21.4.42026-10-22: 29.4 mm22.29.4
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN39040) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • OTRA - LAKSEFOERENDE STREKNING BEKKEFELT NO021-1232-R
    Ecological status: moderate (2019) · Chemical: good
    Good status expected: after 2027
  • OTRA - LAKSEFOERENDE STREKNING NO021-1449-R
    Ecological status: moderate (2021) · Chemical: failing to achieve 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