Målselvfossen (Målselvvassdraget): discharge and water level

Målselvfossen (Målselvvassdraget): discharge 72.7 m³/s (93% of mean flow), water level 1.45 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 21:00 CEST.

Now

72.7 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 1.446 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 21:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (72.5–73.5 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)78.1 m³/s
Mean annual flood562 m³/s
5-year flood674 m³/s
50-year flood928 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values).

Source: Data: NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat), HydAPI · Licence: NLOD 2.0 · Updated 23/10/2026, 21:45 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

24.4 mm fell at MET station Bardufoss (5.2 km away).

2026-10-16: 0.3 mm16.0.32026-10-17: 10.2 mm17.10.22026-10-18: 7 mm18.72026-10-19: 0 mm19.02026-10-20: 6.9 mm20.6.92026-10-21: 0 mm21.02026-10-22: 0 mm22.0
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN89350) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • MAALSELVFOOSEN-MAUKEN BEKKEFELT NO196-432-R
    Ecological status: good (2015) · Chemical: not assessed
  • MAALSELVFOSSEN NO196-61-R
    Ecological status: bad (2020) · 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