Gauge Drobeta Turnu Severin: current water level and draft

Danube · km 931

Measurement675cm01:00 · 0 cm/24hRule of thumb—cmDraft—cm

Shallow sections

No depth reports available from AFDJ.

Notes

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

Water level at the Drobeta Turnu Severin gauge

Latest reading: On 28/10/2026 at 01:00 the Drobeta Turnu Severin gauge read 675 cm, the same as 24 hours earlier. Source: AFDJ.

Gauge Drobeta Turnu Severin is on the Danube, at kilometre 931.

Fairway depth and rule of thumb

At RNW 636 cm, the site uses 250 cm fairway depth and a 30 cm margin: Drobeta Turnu Severin -416. This is a reference calculation, not a current sounding.

Depth reports: AFDJ.

Forecasts and neighbouring gauges

Upstream lies Orșova, downstream Prahovo.

The Danube in Romania

AFDJ supplies water levels, forecasts and shallow-section reports. The profile values EV, IV, C, IR and ER run from the green to the red fairway edge.

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