Kistefoss (Randselva): discharge and water level

Kistefoss (Randselva): discharge 68 m³/s (117% of mean flow), water level 116.15 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 19:00 CEST.

Now

68 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 116.145 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 19:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (68–68.6 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)58 m³/s
Mean annual flood250 m³/s
5-year flood320 m³/s
50-year flood430 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

10.9 mm fell at MET station Hønefoss - Høyby (8.8 km away).

2026-10-16: 0 mm16.02026-10-17: 0 mm17.02026-10-18: 0 mm18.02026-10-19: 0 mm19.02026-10-20: 0 mm20.02026-10-21: 1.2 mm21.1.22026-10-22: 9.7 mm22.9.7
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN20301) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • RANDSELVA KISTEFOSS - DAM OPPSTROEMS ASKERUDFOSS NO012-3049-R
    Ecological potential: moderate (2018) · Chemical: good · heavily modified/artificial
    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