Heldra gauge Werra · km 77.3

Activity outlook

• 🚢 Shippingnot enough data

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

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

  • ✓ 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• Status: out of date · 24 h trend: -7 cm · Water temperature: 11 °C

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)

• Canoe put-in: Heldra 0.1 km
• Canoe put-in 1.9 km
• Slipway: Treffurt 3.1 km
• Canoe put-in: Kanuanleger Altenburschla 3.2 km
• Canoe put-in: Kanuanleger Völkershausen 4.5 km

Marinas (≤ 10 km)

• Marina: Alter Hafen Wanfried 6.9 km
• Marina: Wassersportfreunde Mihla e.V. 9.5 km

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

Long-distance cycle routes nearby

• Fietsen naar Praag 1.5 km
• EuroVelo 13 - Eiserner-Vorhang-Route - Teil 9 1.5 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: Hessen

Closed season today: Bachforelle, Aal, Lachs

Fishing rules Hessen →

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

Gauges up- and downstream

• ↑ upstream Letzter Heller km 2.3 144 cm ▼ low
• ↑ upstream Allendorf km 40.8 61 cm ● normal

Werra: gauges →

Records & flood chronicle

Highest on record (HHW)

461 cm · 16 Apr 1994

Lowest on record (NNW)

106 cm · 18 Aug 2022

Today vs. record

302 cm below HHW, 53 cm above NNW

Documented floods on this river (HANZE)

• 7 Jan 2011: river, 5 deaths, 134 m € losses (2020 prices)
• 8 Mar 1981: river

Flood chronicle Germany & Norway →

Water body status (EU Water Framework Directive)

• UNTERE WERRA BIS HELDRABACH DERW_DETH_41_68-129
  Ecological status: bad (2018--2019) · Chemical: failing to achieve good
  Good status expected: after 2027
• WERRAESCHWEGE DERW_DEHE_41-2
  Ecological status: bad (2018--2019) · Chemical: failing to achieve good
• HELDRABACH DERW_DEHE_4174-1
  Ecological status: moderate (2018--2019) · Chemical: failing to achieve good
  Good status expected: by 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