Rhine at Düsseldorf: water level today

Düsseldorf gauge, Rhine km 744.2, Germany.

Water level

64 cm

at gauge, October 30 at 4 PM UTC

Vs. 7 days ago

+52 cm

change over the last week

Vs. GlW low-water mark

−27 cm

GlW is 91 cm; below it the fairway depth is no longer guaranteed

Official forecast

31 cm

lowest forecast level through Nov 3

Last 30 days, with the official forecast

Hourly water level at Düsseldorf over the last 30 days (solid) and the official forecast (dashed), in centimeters at the gauge. Horizontal lines are reference levels.

Compared with the same season since 2000

In late-October, Düsseldorf has typically read between 99 and 325 cm (the middle 80% of daily averages, 2000–2025). The lowest reading in that window was 21 cm in 2018, and the lowest at any time since 2000 was -10 cm on September 29, 2026. Today's 64 cm is below the typical range for the season.

From WSV's unchecked 15-minute archive, which starts January 1, 2000; the season window is a week either side of today's date in each year.

What the number means

The reading is centimeters above the gauge's local zero (24.529 m above sea level, set 2019-11-01), not the depth of the river. Each gauge has its own zero, so readings cannot be compared between gauges, and at low water readings below zero are normal at some of them. The GlW mark is the agreed low-water reference: below it, the fairway depth the waterway agency maintains is no longer guaranteed. Vessels usually start loading less well before that point.

Data: PEGELONLINE, Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV), license DL-DE Zero 2.0; hourly values archived nightly. Forecast: the official forecast published through PEGELONLINE (WSV). All Rhine gauges: Rhine water levels today.