Danube river
Also known as: Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunărea, Dunav
The Danube (also known as Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunărea, Dunav) is a European river flowing through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria. As of 2026-10-08, the Danube was flowing at about 672.5 m³/s at the Baja gauge.
- Canonical name
- Danube
- Local names / aliases
- Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunărea, Dunav
- Countries
- Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 776,384 km²
- Mapped river length
- 2,770.6 km
- Gauging stations
- 40
- Classification
- Major European river
- Latest measured discharge
- 672.5 m³/s (Baja, 2026-10-08)
Gauging stations on the Danube
The following 40 gauging stations report discharge for the Danube, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).
| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baja | Hungary | 672.5 | Much below normal61% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.178, 18.925 | source | |
| Duna Dunaszekcső | Hungary | 619.2 | — | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.083, 18.762 | source | |
| Duna Mohács | Hungary | 652 | — | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 45.993, 18.695 | source | |
| Dunaújváros | Hungary | 631.7 | Much below normal63% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.981, 18.947 | source | |
| Paks | Hungary | 609.7 | Much below normal65% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.627, 18.869 | source | |
| Dombori | Hungary | 626.6 | Much below normal63% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.423, 18.896 | source | |
| Nagymaros | Hungary | 643 | Much below normal62% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.789, 18.961 | source | |
| Vác | Hungary | 522 | Much below normal57% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.78, 19.123 | source | |
| Budapest | Hungary | 666.2 | Much below normal60% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.495, 19.048 | source | |
| Esztergom | Hungary | 670 | Much below normal60% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.796, 18.735 | source | |
| Komárom | Hungary | 554.8 | Much below normal63% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.75, 18.113 | source | |
| Rajka 1. zsilip, felvíz | Hungary | 27.532 | Below normal19% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 48.013, 17.217 | source | |
| Rajka 2. zsilip, felvíz | Hungary | 3.295 | Much above normal41% above the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 48.012, 17.214 | source | |
| Rajka | Hungary | 275.7 | Normal3% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 48.004, 17.247 | source | |
| Rajka 6. zsilip, alvíz | Hungary | 20.6 | Above normal23% above the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.99, 17.24 | source | |
| Dunakiliti, Helena-gát | Hungary | 71.69 | Much above normal94% above the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.988, 17.293 | source | |
| Rajka 5. zsilip, alvíz | Hungary | 6 | — | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.985, 17.3 | source | |
| Dunakiliti duzzasztómű, felvíz | Hungary | 140 | Above normal68% above the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.989, 17.323 | source | |
| Doborgaz | Hungary | 204 | Much below normal13% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.978, 17.351 | source | |
| Dunaremete | Hungary | 225.5 | Below normal14% below the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.88, 17.464 | source | |
| Dunaremete, Sorjási bukó, felvíz | Hungary | 46.95 | Normal12% above the historic median | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.88, 17.464 | source | |
| Nagybajcs | Hungary | 517.8 | — | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 47.761, 17.702 | source | |
| Erlachleiten | Germany | 1.13 | Much below normal51% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.577, 13.58 | source | |
| Passau Ilzstadt | Germany | 446 | Much below normal59% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.575, 13.478 | source | |
| HOFKIRCHEN | Germany | 186 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 48.677, 13.115 | source | |
| Hofkirchen | Germany | 189 | Much below normal59% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.677, 13.115 | source | |
| Pfelling | Germany | 128 | Much below normal60% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.88, 12.747 | source | |
| PFELLING | Germany | 128 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 48.88, 12.747 | source | |
| SCHWABELWEIS | Germany | 180 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 49.024, 12.139 | source | |
| Hammermühle | Germany | 0.088 | Much below normal73% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.039, 12.252 | source | |
| Kelheimwinzer | Germany | 86.7 | Much below normal65% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.912, 11.932 | source | |
| Oberndorf | Germany | 89.8 | Much below normal65% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.947, 12.015 | source | |
| OBERNDORF | Germany | 115 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 48.947, 12.015 | source | |
| Neustadt | Germany | 73.9 | Much below normal69% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.818, 11.746 | source | |
| Kelheim | Germany | 85.1 | Much below normal65% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.916, 11.865 | source | |
| Bertoldsheim KW | Germany | 66 | Much below normal69% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.736, 11.021 | source | |
| Bittenbrunn KW | Germany | 67 | Much below normal69% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.734, 11.144 | source | |
| Neuburg | Germany | 115 | Much below normal49% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.739, 11.178 | source | |
| Ingolstadt Luitpoldstraße | Germany | 60 | Much below normal74% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.757, 11.426 | source | |
| Donauwörth | Germany | 46.1 | Much below normal66% below the historic median | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 48.711, 10.802 | source |
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Data, sources & timestamps
Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.
Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.