Gauge Orșova: current water level and draft

Danube · km 954

Measurement2535cm01:00 · 0 cm/24hRule of thumb—cmDraft—cm

Water level at the Orșova gauge

Latest reading: On 28/10/2026 at 01:00 the Orșova gauge read 2535 cm, the same as 24 hours earlier. Source: AFDJ.

Gauge Orșova is on the Danube, at kilometre 954.

Fairway depth and rule of thumb

At RNW 2563 cm, the site uses 250 cm fairway depth and a 30 cm margin: Orșova -2343. This is a reference calculation, not a current sounding.

This gauge is in an impounded reach. Use soundings and navigation notices for the available depth; a water-level rise here does not give the same increase in fairway depth.

Forecasts and neighbouring gauges

Upstream lies Drencova, downstream Drobeta Turnu Severin.

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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