River Flow Europe

Elbe river

Also known as: Labe

The Elbe (also known as Labe) is a European river flowing through Germany, Czech Republic. As of 2026-10-14, the Elbe was flowing at about 162 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
162 m³/s (NEU DARCHAU, 2026-10-14)

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).

StationCountryDischarge (m³/s)Historical ComparisonObservedMeasurementData qualityProviderLat, LonSource
NEU DARCHAUGermany162—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE53.232, 10.889source
WITTENBERGEGermany178—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE52.986, 11.759source
GNEVSDORF OPGermany0—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE52.908, 11.887source
TANGERMÜNDEGermany153—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE52.541, 11.978source
MAGDEBURG-STROMBRÜCKEGermany151—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE52.13, 11.644source
ROTHENSEEGermany158—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE52.181, 11.683source
DETERSHAGENGermany4.05—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE52.251, 11.763source
BARBYGermany151—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE51.985, 11.882source
AKENGermany124—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE51.858, 12.059source
WITTENBERGGermany89.2—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE51.857, 12.646source
VOCKERODEGermany104—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE51.851, 12.355source
DěčínCzech Republic76.262Much below normal58% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.782, 14.21source
HřenskoCzech Republic1.395Much below normal31% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.874, 14.251source
SCHÖNAGermany85.4—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE50.876, 14.235source
Hřensko - LabeCzech Republic85.664Much below normal55% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.88, 14.237source
DRESDENGermany95.8—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE51.054, 13.739source
RIESAGermany94.6—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE51.311, 13.293source
TORGAUGermany105—instantaneousraw real-timePEGELONLINE51.554, 13.01source
Ústí nad LabemCzech Republic67.787Much below normal61% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.654, 14.043source
MělníkCzech Republic61Much below normal61% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.352, 14.469source
ŽelízyCzech Republic0.14Much below normal49% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.422, 14.461source
Kostelec nad LabemCzech Republic9.059Much below normal83% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.238, 14.593source
PřeloučCzech Republic9.828Much below normal65% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.045, 15.572source
NěmčiceCzech Republic9.697Much below normal53% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.095, 15.807source
JaroměřCzech Republic7.43Normal6% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.343, 15.925source
Les KrálovstvíCzech Republic2.303Much below normal44% below the historic medianinstantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.455, 15.772source
StanoviceCzech Republic2.295—instantaneousCHMI operational dataCzech Hydrometeorological Institute50.4, 15.871source

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.

Underlying dataset built . This page generated . Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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