Elbe Elben

Elbe on 23/10/2026, 20:39 CEST: 32 of 67 gauges are below mean low water, 0 above mean high water. Lowest: Rogätz 0 cm. Updated 2026-10-23 · PEGELONLINE

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gauges (73)

km	Gauge	Water level	Status	Measured
-220.1	Prelouc	–	no thresholds	–
1	Wittenberggüte	–	no thresholds	–
2.05	Schöna	79 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
34.67	Pirna	111 cm	normal	23/10, 20:30
55.63	Dresden	64 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
82.2	Meissen	112 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
108.4	Riesa	123 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
128.02	Mühlberg	144 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
154.15	Torgau	46 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
184.45	Pretzsch-Mauken	15 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
200.15	Elster	18 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
214.14	Wittenberg	67 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
236.31	Coswig	97 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
245.62	Vockerode	64 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
257.84	Rosslau	35 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
261.16	Dessau	54 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
274.8	Aken	37 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
294.82	Barby	29 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
311.76	Schönebeck	66 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
325.39	Magdeburg-Buckau	86 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
326.67	Magdeburg-Strombrücke	48 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
333.12	Rothensee	68 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
343.6	Niegripp Ap	178 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
350.64	Rogätz	0 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
388.26	Tangermünde	105 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
396.11	Storkau	156 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
416.06	Sandau	150 cm	out of date	23/10, 06:00
447.22	Scharleuk	104 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
453.98	Wittenberge	91 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
463.94	Müggendorf	104 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
474.56	Schnackenburg	92 cm	out of date	23/10, 16:00
484.7	Lenzen	74 cm	out of date	23/10, 08:15
492.95	Gorleben	67 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
504.7	Dömitz	20 cm	low	23/10, 20:30
509.35	Damnatz	120 cm	low	23/10, 20:38
522.639	Hitzacker	78 cm	low	23/10, 20:38
536.385	Neu Darchau	75 cm	out of date	23/10, 06:15
549.633	Bleckede	497 cm	low	23/10, 20:38
558.534	Boizenburg	56 cm	low	23/10, 20:38
568.987	Hohnstorf	418 cm	normal	23/10, 20:38
573.86	Artlenburg	415 cm	normal	23/10, 20:38
583.393	Geesthacht	412 cm	normal	23/10, 20:38
585.99	Wehr Geesthacht Up	520 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:38
588.787	Altengamme	516 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:38
598.159	Zollenspieker	489 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:38
605.273	Over	456 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:38
609.9	Bunthaus	416 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:37
615	Hamburg-Harburg	363 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:37
615.3	Schöpfstelle	380 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:37
623.1	Hamburg St. Pauli	357 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
628.9	Seemannshöft	356 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:37
634.42	Cranz	368 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
635	Blankenese Uf	353 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:38
641	Schulau	349 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
641.5	Hahnöfer Sand West Siel	–	no thresholds	–
643	D1 Hanskalbsand Oberfläche	–	no thresholds	–
645.5	Lühort	352 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
650.5	Hetlingen	353 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
650.7	Twielenfleth Siel	–	no thresholds	–
654.9	Stadersand	352 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
658.444	Pinnau-Sperrwerk Ap	354 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
660.738	Grauerort Reede	350 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
663.3	Krückau-Sperrwerk Ap	351 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:38
666.9	Kollmar	354 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
671.787	Krautsand Reede	348 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
674	Glückstadt	350 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
678.636	Stör-Sperrwerk Ap	358 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
684.2	Brokdorf	363 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
685.1	Schöneworth Siel	–	no thresholds	–
695.214	Brunsbüttel Mpm	383 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
703.44	Osteriff Mpm	405 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
714.02	Otterndorf Mpm	441 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:39
724	Cuxhaven Steubenhöft	476 cm	no thresholds	23/10, 20:38

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Facts

Gauges: 73
km: -220.1 – 724
Locks near gauges: 28
Put-ins near gauges: 231 (OSM, ≤ 3 km)
Encyclopedia: Length, basin, mouth →

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▼low●normal▲high◆above HSW○no thresholds●Put-in●Lock●Marina

Record levels

Most recent record high: Hitzacker: 817 cm · 12 Jun 2013
Most recent record low: Magdeburg-Strombrücke: 45 cm · 1 Aug 2019

Flood & low-water chronicle →

PEGELONLINE characteristic values HHW/NNW (WSV), DL-DE Zero 2.0

Cycle routes along the river

EuroVelo 12 - Nordseeküsten-Radweg - Abschnitt Deutschland
Nordseeküstenroute (Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein)
EuroVelo 7 - Sonnen-Route - Teil Deutschland
[D10] Elberadweg rechtselbisch [Abschnitt F]
[D10] Elberadweg linkselbisch [Abschnitt B]
[D10] Elberadweg rechtselbisch [Abschnitt B]
[D10] Elberadweg rechtselbisch [Abschnitt C]
Nordseeküstenroute (Niedersachsen Bremerhaven-Hamburg)

Long-distance cycle routes (EuroVelo, German D-network and others) passing within 3 km of a gauge on this river.

Water body status (WFD)

1 of 41 water bodies at the gauges reach at least good ecological status or potential.

not assessed: 1
good: 1
moderate: 24
poor: 12
bad: 3

FAQ

How many gauges are on the Elbe?

73 gauges (PEGELONLINE), km -220.1–724.

What does the status at Elbe mean?

The status compares the current level with the official reference values MNW (mean low water) and MHW (mean high water); HSW is the highest navigable water level.