Joibakken (Vefsna): discharge and water level

Joibakken (Vefsna): discharge 78.1 m³/s (75% of mean flow), water level 2.35 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST.

Now

78.1 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 2.347 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (76.7–78.1 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)104 m³/s
Mean annual flood725 m³/s
5-year flood865 m³/s
50-year flood1,216 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values).

Source: Data: NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat), HydAPI · Licence: NLOD 2.0 · Updated 23/10/2026, 21:15 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

18.4 mm fell at MET station Grane Nibio (3.6 km away).

2026-10-15: 2.2 mm15.2.22026-10-16: 5.6 mm16.5.62026-10-17: 8 mm17.82026-10-18: 2.6 mm18.2.62026-10-19: 0 mm19.0
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN77285) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • BEKKEFELT TIL AUSTERVEFSNA MELLOM TROFORS OG STORMO NO151-49-R
    Ecological status: good (2013) · Chemical: not assessed
  • AUSTERVEFSNA MELLOM TROFORS OG SAMLOEP STORE FIPLINGDALSELVA NO151-55-R
    Ecological status: moderate (2021) · Chemical: good
    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