Helligskogen (Skibotnvassdraget): discharge and water level

Helligskogen (Skibotnvassdraget): discharge 5.53 m³/s (76% of mean flow), water level 1.31 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST.

Now

5.53 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 1.307 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (5.45–5.53 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)7.25 m³/s
Mean annual flood56.1 m³/s
5-year flood78.8 m³/s
50-year flood138 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values) for 1983–2020.

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

14.7 mm fell at MET station Rihpojavri (3.2 km away).

2026-10-16: 0.1 mm16.0.12026-10-17: 6.3 mm17.6.32026-10-18: 2.1 mm18.2.12026-10-19: 0.3 mm19.0.32026-10-20: 5.9 mm20.5.92026-10-21: 0 mm21.02026-10-22: 0 mm22.0
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN91430) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • SKIBOTNELVA OEVRE BEKKEFELT NO205-85-R
    Ecological status: high (2020) · Chemical: not assessed
  • SKIBOTNELVA OEVRE NO205-22-R
    Ecological potential: poor (2014) · Chemical: not assessed · heavily modified/artificial
    Good status expected: after 2027
  • SKIBOTNELV OEVRE BEKKEFELT OEST NO205-4-R
    Ecological status: high (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