Sælthun (Lærdalsvassdraget): discharge and water level

Sælthun (Lærdalsvassdraget): discharge 7.18 m³/s (30% of mean flow), water level 1.07 m – out of date. Measured 22/10/2026, 07:00 CEST.

Now

7.18 m³/s out of date

Water level: 1.067 m (local datum) · Measured: 22/10/2026, 07:00 CEST · uncontrolled

Mean flow (catchment statistic)24.2 m³/s
Mean annual flood180 m³/s
5-year flood230 m³/s
50-year flood391 m³/s

NVE flood statistics (culmination values).

Source: Data: NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat), HydAPI · Licence: NLOD 2.0 · Updated 23/10/2026, 21:30 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

10.7 mm fell at MET station Borgund - Lo (6.3 km away).

2026-10-16: 10.2 mm16.10.22026-10-17: 0.4 mm17.0.42026-10-18: 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, SN54320) · NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0 · daily values, provisional

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

  • LAERDALSELVI BEKKEFELT NO073-104-R
    Ecological status: moderate (2019) · Chemical: good
    Good status expected: by 2027
  • LAERDALSELVI OEVRE NO073-76-R
    Ecological potential: moderate (2020) · Chemical: failing to achieve good · heavily modified/artificial
    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