Danube · km 1354
No depth reports available from Vodni putovi.
Water depth is not draught. Platform Zero Incidents cites a safety margin of 20–40 cm based on German case law, depending on the riverbed, vessel type and good seamanship. This is not a fixed legal minimum. Under-keel clearance is the space between the vessel and the bed. Dynamic squat while underway reduces that space. Viadonau gives 20–40 cm as a guide for squat. Meeting and overtaking can increase it further; MARIN describes an overtaking manoeuvre with more than 70 cm of squat. Sources: Platform Zero Incidents, CCR, German court ruling, viadonau, MARIN
On 28/10/2026 at 16:00 the Dalj gauge read 82 cm, 6 cm higher than 24 hours earlier. Source: Hrvatske vode.
Gauge Dalj is on the Danube at kilometre 1354, on the km 1370–1345 stretch.
At RNW 189 cm, the site uses 250 cm fairway depth and a 30 cm margin: Dalj +31. This is a reference calculation, not a current sounding.
Depth reports: Vodni putovi.
Water-level forecasts: the 5-day forecast from DHMZ (red). Upstream lies Bogojevo, downstream Vukovar.