Rothensee gauge Elbe · km 333.1

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: +3 cm · Neustaedter See (Not classified, 2.6 km)

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 1.6 km
• Slipway 2.8 km
• Slipway 5 km

Marinas (≤ 10 km)

• Marina: Jachthafen Rothenseer Elbebiber e.V. 1.6 km
• Marina: Hohenwarthe 5 km
• Marina: Yachthafen Magdeburg 6.7 km
• Marina: Post-SV Magdeburg 7.9 km

Locks (≤ 10 km)

• Lock: Niedrigwasserschleuse 1.2 km
• Lock 4.8 km
• Lock 4.9 km
• Lock 7.7 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 überwiegend [Abschnitt I] 0.3 km
• [D10] Elberadweg linkselbisch überwiegend [Abschnitt I] 0.3 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: 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 Magdeburg-Buckau km 325.4 86 cm ▼ low
• ↑ upstream Magdeburg-Strombrücke km 326.7 48 cm ▼ low
• ↓ downstream Niegripp Ap km 343.6 178 cm ▼ low
• ↓ downstream Rogätz km 350.6 0 cm ▼ low

Elbe: gauges →

Records & flood chronicle

Highest on record (HHW)

901 cm · 9 Jun 2013

Lowest on record (NNW)

54 cm · 27 Aug 2018

Today vs. record

833 cm below HHW, 14 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 SAALE BIS OH MDG HAVEL GNEVSDORFER VORFLUTER DERW_DEST_MEL07OW01-00
  Ecological status: poor (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