Geesthacht gauge Elbe · km 583.4

Activity outlook

• 🚢 Shippingsuitable

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

  • ✓ 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: normal · 24 h trend: +4 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 0.2 km
• Slipway 0.5 km
• Slipway 1 km
• Slipway: Slipanlage Tespe 4.6 km

Marinas (≤ 10 km)

• Marina 0.3 km
• Marina: Segelclub Elbmarsch 0.5 km
• Marina: SVG - Segler-Vereinigung Geesthacht 1.1 km
• Marina: MYCG 1.5 km

Locks (≤ 10 km)

• Lock: Elbe 2.2 km
• Lock: Elbe 2.5 km
• Lock: Ilmenau 8.3 km
• Lock: Ilmenau (Schleuse Wittorf) 9.4 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 rechtselbisch [Abschnitt D] 0.2 km
• [D10] Elberadweg linkselbisch [Abschnitt D] 1.3 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: Hamburg

Closed season today: Bachforelle, Lachs

Fishing rules Hamburg →

State derived from the gauge location; on border waters check both states. Checked 2026-10-18

Gauges up- and downstream

• ↑ upstream Hohnstorf km 569 418 cm ● normal
• ↑ upstream Artlenburg km 573.9 415 cm ● normal
• ↓ downstream Wehr Geesthacht Up km 586 520 cm ○ no thresholds
• ↓ downstream Altengamme km 588.8 516 cm ○ no thresholds

Elbe: gauges →

Records & flood chronicle

Highest on record (HHW)

736 cm · 23 Mar 1881

Lowest on record (NNW)

353 cm · 16 Jun 1972

Today vs. record

324 cm below HHW, 59 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 GEESTHACHT BIS RUEHSTAEDT DERW_DENI_MEL08OW01-00
  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