Rothenburg Op gauge Saale · km 58.8

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: 0 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 1.4 km

Marinas (≤ 10 km)

• Marina: Kirschke Helmut Yachthafen 6.6 km
• Marina: Anleger Campingplatz Saaletal 7.2 km
• Marina: Bootsservice Wettin 8.5 km

Locks (≤ 10 km)

• Lock: Saale 0.1 km
• Lock: Saale 7.8 km
• Lock 8.4 km

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

Long-distance cycle routes nearby

• [D11] Ostsee-Oberbayern 06 [Sachsen-Anhalt Mitte] 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 Alsleben Op km 50.4 214 cm ▼ low
• ↑ upstream Rothenburg Up km 58.6 311 cm ▼ low
• ↓ downstream Wettin Up km 70.3 320 cm ▼ low
• ↓ downstream Wettin Op km 70.5 352 cm ● normal

Saale: gauges →

Records & flood chronicle

Highest on record (HHW)

645 cm · 5 Jun 2013

Lowest on record (NNW)

285 cm · 7 Jan 1954

Today vs. record

317 cm below HHW, 43 cm above NNW

Documented floods on this river (HANZE)

• 28 May 2013: river, 14 deaths, 9.2 bn € losses (2020 prices)
• 1 Jan 2003: river, 6 deaths, 106 m € losses (2020 prices)
• 13 Apr 1994: river, 2 deaths, 209 m € losses (2020 prices)
• 17 Mar 1988: river, 2 deaths

Flood chronicle Germany & Norway →

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

• SAALE VON UH MDG WEISSE ELSTER BIS OH MDG WIPPER DERW_DEST_SAL06OW01-00
  Ecological potential: poor (2018--2019) · 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.

Location

Sources & licences

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