Gauge Zlatná na Ostrove: current water level and draft

Danube · km 1779.1

Measurement76cm17:15 · +37 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 Zlatná na Ostrove gauge

On 28/10/2026 at 17:15 the Zlatná na Ostrove gauge read 76 cm, 37 cm higher than 24 hours earlier. Source: SHMÚ.

Gauge Zlatná na Ostrove is on the Danube, at kilometre 1779.1.

Fairway depth and rule of thumb

At RNW 113 cm, the site uses 250 cm fairway depth and a 30 cm margin: Zlatná na Ostrove +107. This is a reference calculation, not a current sounding.

Depth reports: SVP.

Forecasts and neighbouring gauges

Upstream lies Gönyű, downstream Komárom.

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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