Gauge Doesburg: current water level and draft

Water level at the Doesburg gauge

On 25/10/2026 at 05:10 the Doesburg gauge read 359 cm, 9 cm higher than 24 hours earlier. Source: Rijkswaterstaat.

Gauge Doesburg is on the IJssel at kilometre 903.015, on the km 903–931 stretch.

Fairway depth and rule of thumb

The OLR is 452 cm and the fairway depth aimed for below it (TuOLR) is 250 cm; after a safety margin of 30 cm, the targeted official rule of thumb comes to Doesburg -232.

In practice Doesburg -230 is used here, +2 cm against the official rule.

Note that Rijkswaterstaat publishes an MGD (Minst Gepeilde Diepte, least sounded depth). It always takes precedence, and unlike in Germany, no legal rights can be derived from the official rule of thumb.

Forecasts and neighbouring gauges

This gauge has one forecast source: the 5-day forecast from Rijkswaterstaat RWsOS (red). Upstream lies Westervoort IJsseldijkerw, downstream Zutphen.

Reference planes

The reference planes at the Doesburg gauge, evaluated at the gauge's position.

• OLR+4.52 m NAP
  OLR 2022
  Area: Vrij afstromende Rijntakken: Boven-Rijn, Waal, Pannerdensch Kanaal, Nederrijn tot Driel, IJssel
  Source: Rijkswaterstaat; RWS OLR 2022 report (open.rijkswaterstaat.nl/@253564); RWS Berekening OLW 2025 (CIV DMC, 5 Feb 2026); 2026-02-05