Gauge Hainburg: current water level and draft

Danube · km 1883.92

Measurement105cm27-10 23:45 · +31 cm/24hRule of thumb—cmDraft—cm

Shallow sections

No depth reports available from viadonau (DoRIS).

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 Hainburg gauge

Latest reading: On 27/10/2026 at 23:45 the Hainburg gauge read 105 cm, 31 cm higher than 24 hours earlier. Source: HD NÖ / viadonau.

Gauge Hainburg is on the Danube, at kilometre 1883.92.

Fairway depth and rule of thumb

At RNW 117 cm, the site uses 250 cm fairway depth and a 30 cm margin: Hainburg +103. This is a reference calculation, not a current sounding.

Depth reports: viadonau (DoRIS).

Forecasts and neighbouring gauges

Upstream lies Wildungsmauer, downstream Devín.

The Danube in Austria

Water levels and forecasts: viadonau (DoRIS) and the hydrographic services. RNW follows KWD2020. DoRIS also publishes shallow-section depths and widths on the free-flowing reaches.

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