Dessau gauge Elbe · km 261.2

Activity outlook

• 🚢 Shippingrestricted

  • ✓ no flood (below HSW)
  • ✗ not below mean low water (MNW)
  • ✓ level not high (below MHW)
• 🛶 Paddlingtake care

  • ✓ no flood (below HSW)
  • ✓ level not high (below MHW)
  • ✗ not below mean low water (MNW)
  • ✓ change over 24 h ≤ 20 cm
• 🎣 Fishingsuitable

  • ✓ no flood (below HSW)
  • ✓ level not high (below MHW)
  • ✓ change over 24 h ≤ 30 cm
• 🏊 Swimmingnot enough data

  • ✓ no flood (below HSW)
  • ✓ level not high (below MHW)
  • ? water temperature ≥ 15 °C
  • ? water temperature ≥ 18 °C
  • ? EU bathing site ≤ 5 km rated excellent/good
  • ✗ not a federal waterway with shipping

• Status: low · 24 h trend: +1 cm

Calculated by fixed rules from official data. For orientation only – not a safety guarantee. Always check official warnings and conditions on site. See the rules

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Paddling: access points & locks

Put-ins and slipways (≤ 5 km)

• Slipway: Paddelsteg 0.1 km
• Slipway: Leopoldshafen 0.2 km
• Slipway: Wallwitzhafen 0.8 km
• Slipway 1.9 km
• Slipway 2.9 km

Marinas (≤ 10 km)

• Marina: Seesportverein Dessau 0.2 km
• Marina: Seesportverein Dessau e.V. 0.2 km
• Marina: Wassersportclub Wallwitzhafen e. V. 0.9 km
• Marina: Industriehafen Roßlau 2.5 km

Straight-line distance from the gauge. Entries from OpenStreetMap, not officially verified; check lock hours with the WSV.

Long-distance cycle routes nearby

• [D10] Elberadweg linkselbisch [Abschnitt K] 0.4 km
• [D10] Elberadweg rechtselbisch [Abschnitt K] 0.4 km
• [D10] Elberadweg linkselbisch überwiegend [Abschnitt J] 0.5 km
• [D10] Elberadweg rechtselbisch überwiegend [Abschnitt J] 0.5 km
• [D11] Ostsee-Oberbayern 05 [Sachsen-Anhalt Nord] 1 km
• Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Abschnitt 5: Dessau - Berlin 1 km

EuroVelo, German D-network and other long-distance routes passing within 3 km of the gauge (straight-line distance to the nearest route point). Check the route and its condition locally.

Fishing: Sachsen-Anhalt

Rules for this state not yet verified.

Fishing rules Sachsen-Anhalt →

State derived from the gauge location; on border waters check both states. Checked 2026-10-23

Gauges up- and downstream

• ↑ upstream Vockerode km 245.6 64 cm ▼ low
• ↑ upstream Rosslau km 257.8 35 cm ▼ low
• ↓ downstream Aken km 274.8 37 cm ▼ low
• ↓ downstream Barby km 294.8 29 cm ▼ low

Elbe: gauges →

Records & flood chronicle

Highest on record (HHW)

746 cm · 8 Jun 2013

Lowest on record (NNW)

20 cm · 20 Jan 1963

Today vs. record

691 cm below HHW, 35 cm above NNW

Documented floods on this river (HANZE)

• 28 May 2013: river, 14 deaths, 9.2 bn € losses (2020 prices)
• 28 Mar 2006: river, 3 deaths, 149 m € losses (2020 prices)
• 11 Aug 2002: river, 27 deaths, 12.9 bn € losses (2020 prices)
• 17 Mar 1988: river, 2 deaths

Flood chronicle Germany & Norway →

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

• ELBE VON UH MDG WEINSKE BIS OH MDG SAALE DERW_DEST_EL03OW01-00
  Ecological status: moderate (2018--2019) · Chemical: failing to achieve 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.

Location

Sources & licences

• Water level/Discharge/Water temperature: PEGELONLINE (WSV), DL-DE Zero 2.0
• Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap