Gauge Komárno: current water level and draft

Danube · km 1767.8

Measurement77cm17:30 · +31 cm/24hRule of thumb—cmDraft—cm

Shallow sections

No depth reports available from SVP.

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 Komárno gauge

On 28/10/2026 at 17:30 the Komárno gauge read 77 cm, 31 cm higher than 24 hours earlier. Source: SHMÚ.

Gauge Komárno is on the Danube at kilometre 1767.8, on the km 1791–1736 stretch.

Fairway depth and rule of thumb

At RNW 129 cm, the site uses 250 cm fairway depth and a 30 cm margin: Komárno +91. This is a reference calculation, not a current sounding.

Depth reports: SVP.

High water: Marke I and Marke II

Published thresholds here are 665 cm and 725 cm. Consult the reach-specific high-water notice for the conditions and exceptions.

Forecasts and neighbouring gauges

Water-level forecasts: the 2-day forecast from SHMÚ (red) and the 1-day forecast from SlovRIS (blue). Upstream lies Komárom, downstream Iža.

The Danube in Slovakia

SHMÚ provides water levels and forecasts; SlovRIS supplies additional water levels. SVP publishes fairway depths and widths under the labels LOS3 and LOS1.
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