Ofossen (Otta): discharge and water level

Ofossen (Otta): discharge 37.9 m³/s (69% of mean flow), water level 387.3 m – below mean flood. Measured 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST.

Now

37.9 m³/s below mean flood

Water level: 387.3 m (local datum) · Measured: 23/10/2026, 20:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Discharge, recent days (34.3–37.9 m³/s)

Mean flow (catchment statistic)55.2 m³/s
Mean annual flood380 m³/s
5-year flood442 m³/s
50-year flood665 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values) for 1980–2025.

Source: Data: NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat), HydAPI · Licence: NLOD 2.0 · Updated 23/10/2026, 20:41 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

8.1 mm fell at MET station Skjåk (7.7 km away).

2026-10-16: 7.9 mm16.7.92026-10-17: 0.1 mm17.0.12026-10-18: 0 mm18.02026-10-19: 0 mm19.02026-10-20: 0 mm20.02026-10-21: 0 mm21.02026-10-22: 0.1 mm22.0.1
Data: MET Norway (Frost API, SN15660) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • OTTA FRA SKIM TIL AAMOT NO002-1357-R
    Ecological status: good (2019) · 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