Drava river
Also known as: Drau
The Drava (also known as Drau) is a European river flowing through Austria, Slovenia, Croatia. As of 2026-10-10, the Drava was flowing at about 8.72 m³/s at the Drava - Zavrč gauge.
- Canonical name
- Drava
- Local names / aliases
- Drau
- Countries
- Austria, Slovenia, Croatia
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 16,868 km²
- Mapped river length
- 463.1 km
- Gauging stations
- 15
- Latest measured discharge
- 8.72 m³/s (Drava - Zavrč, 2026-10-10)
Gauging stations on the Drava
The following 15 gauging stations report discharge for the Drava, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drava - Zavrč | Slovenia | 8.72 | — | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.388, 16.037 | source | |
| Bistrica - Muta I | Slovenia | 0.526 | Much below normal63% below the historic median | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.612, 15.164 | source | |
| Radoljna - Ruta | Slovenia | 0.417 | Much below normal74% below the historic median | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.559, 15.423 | source | |
| Drava - Ptuj | Slovenia | 42.9 | — | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.417, 15.868 | source | |
| Lavamünd Grenze | Austria | 43.1 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.617, 14.975 | source | |
| Drava - Črneče | Slovenia | 38.2 | — | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.598, 14.984 | source | |
| Lavamünd Ort | Austria | 39.8 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.641, 14.94 | source | |
| Amlach | Austria | 36.8 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.774, 13.524 | source | |
| Fresach-Brücke | Austria | 0 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.712, 13.697 | source | |
| Feffernitz | Austria | 0.4 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.686, 13.687 | source | |
| Villach-Congress | Austria | 68.1 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.614, 13.85 | source | |
| Drauhofen | Austria | 31.8 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.826, 13.387 | source | |
| Oberdrauburg-Ort | Austria | 27.5 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.748, 12.973 | source | |
| Dellach | Austria | 22.3 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.734, 13.079 | source | |
| Sachsenburg-Süd | Austria | 26.1 | — | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.826, 13.349 | 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.