Gauge Vámosszabadi: current water level and draft

Danube · km 1805.6

Measurement—cmRule of thumb—cmDraft—cm

Shallow sections

No depth reports available from Hydroinfo (OVF).

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 Vámosszabadi gauge

Gauge Vámosszabadi is on the Danube, at kilometre 1805.6.

Fairway depth and rule of thumb

At RNW -5 cm, the site uses 250 cm fairway depth and a 30 cm margin: Vámosszabadi +225. This is a reference calculation, not a current sounding.

Depth reports: Hydroinfo (OVF).

Forecasts and neighbouring gauges

Upstream lies Medveďov, downstream Nagybajcs.

The Danube in Hungary

Water levels from PannonRIS and Hydroinfo (OVF). Hydroinfo also provides forecasts and shallow-section reports.
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