Rhine river
Also known as: Le Rhin, Rhein, Rhin, Rijn
The Rhine (also known as Le Rhin, Rhein, Rhin, Rijn) is a European river flowing through Germany, Switzerland. As of 2026-10-08, the Rhine was flowing at about 608 m³/s at the WESEL gauge.
- Canonical name
- Rhine
- Local names / aliases
- Le Rhin, Rhein, Rhin, Rijn
- Countries
- Germany, Switzerland
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 153,687 km²
- Mapped river length
- 747.7 km
- Gauging stations
- 19
- Classification
- Major European river
- Latest measured discharge
- 608 m³/s (WESEL, 2026-10-08)
Gauging stations on the Rhine
The following 19 gauging stations report discharge for the Rhine, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESEL | Germany | 608 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.646, 6.607 | source | |
| DÜSSELDORF | Germany | 595 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.226, 6.77 | source | |
| KÖLN | Germany | 577 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.937, 6.963 | source | |
| BONN | Germany | 528 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.736, 7.108 | source | |
| ANDERNACH | Germany | 508 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.443, 7.392 | source | |
| KAUB | Germany | 446 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.085, 7.765 | source | |
| MAINZ | Germany | 419 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.004, 8.275 | source | |
| WORMS | Germany | 376 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 49.632, 8.378 | source | |
| SPEYER | Germany | 334 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 49.324, 8.449 | source | |
| Le Rhin à Lauterbourg | France | 336.1 | Much below normal63% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 48.958, 8.196 | source | |
| Le Rhin en Allemagne [Maxau] | France | 341.6 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 49.039, 8.305 | source | |
| MAXAU | Germany | 335 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 49.039, 8.306 | source | |
| IFFEZHEIM | Germany | 310 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 48.852, 8.117 | source | |
| Le Rhin en Allemagne [Plittersdorf] | France | 295.2 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 48.886, 8.136 | source | |
| PLITTERSDORF | Germany | 311 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 48.886, 8.136 | source | |
| KEHL-KRONENHOF | Germany | 527 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 48.563, 7.808 | source | |
| Le Rhin en Allemagne [Kehl-Kronenhof] - Station à pente mère | France | 285.8 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 48.563, 7.805 | source | |
| Le Rhin en Suisse [Bâle (Rheinhalle)] | France | 356.5 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 47.557, 7.606 | source | |
| RHEINWEILER | Germany | 39.3 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 47.711, 7.529 | source |
Related rivers
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.