Elbe river
Also known as: Labe
The Elbe (also known as Labe) is a European river flowing through Germany, Czech Republic. As of 2026-10-09, the Elbe was flowing at about 171 m³/s at the NEU DARCHAU gauge.
- Canonical name
- Elbe
- Local names / aliases
- Labe
- Countries
- Germany, Czech Republic
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 138,382 km²
- Mapped river length
- 967.2 km
- Gauging stations
- 27
- Classification
- Major European river
- Latest measured discharge
- 171 m³/s (NEU DARCHAU, 2026-10-09)
Gauging stations on the Elbe
The following 27 gauging stations report discharge for the Elbe, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEU DARCHAU | Germany | 171 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 53.232, 10.889 | source | |
| WITTENBERGE | Germany | 183 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 52.986, 11.759 | source | |
| GNEVSDORF OP | Germany | 17.6 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 52.908, 11.887 | source | |
| TANGERMÜNDE | Germany | 140 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 52.541, 11.978 | source | |
| MAGDEBURG-STROMBRÜCKE | Germany | 135 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 52.13, 11.644 | source | |
| ROTHENSEE | Germany | 143 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 52.181, 11.683 | source | |
| DETERSHAGEN | Germany | 4.49 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 52.251, 11.763 | source | |
| BARBY | Germany | 141 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.985, 11.882 | source | |
| AKEN | Germany | 112 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.858, 12.059 | source | |
| WITTENBERG | Germany | 80.8 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.857, 12.646 | source | |
| VOCKERODE | Germany | 88.1 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.851, 12.355 | source | |
| Děčín | Czech Republic | 77.339 | Much below normal58% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.782, 14.21 | source | |
| Hřensko | Czech Republic | 1.249 | Much below normal38% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.874, 14.251 | source | |
| SCHÖNA | Germany | 78.9 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.876, 14.235 | source | |
| Hřensko - Labe | Czech Republic | 78.015 | Much below normal59% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.88, 14.237 | source | |
| DRESDEN | Germany | 87.2 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.054, 13.739 | source | |
| RIESA | Germany | 87.7 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.311, 13.293 | source | |
| TORGAU | Germany | 93.2 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.554, 13.01 | source | |
| Ústí nad Labem | Czech Republic | 87.446 | Much below normal50% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.654, 14.043 | source | |
| Mělník | Czech Republic | 60 | Much below normal61% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.352, 14.469 | source | |
| Želízy | Czech Republic | 0.153 | Much below normal45% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.422, 14.461 | source | |
| Kostelec nad Labem | Czech Republic | 25.475 | Much below normal53% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.238, 14.593 | source | |
| Přelouč | Czech Republic | 11.732 | Much below normal58% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.045, 15.572 | source | |
| Němčice | Czech Republic | 8.068 | Much below normal61% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.095, 15.807 | source | |
| Jaroměř | Czech Republic | 3.919 | Much below normal51% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.343, 15.925 | source | |
| Les Království | Czech Republic | 2.303 | Much below normal44% below the historic median | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.455, 15.772 | source | |
| Stanovice | Czech Republic | 2.242 | — | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.4, 15.871 | 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.