**Archived extract:** 2026-10-14 (UTC). Frozen data; observation dates are shown as captured. [View the current site](/)

# Main river

The Main is a European river flowing through Germany. As of 2026-10-14, the Main was flowing at about 148 m³/s at the RAUNHEIM gauge.

**Canonical name:** Main

**Countries:** Germany

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 27,405 km²

**Mapped river length:** 531 km

**Gauging stations:** 17

**Classification:** Major European river

**Latest measured discharge:** 148 m³/s (RAUNHEIM, 2026-10-14)

## Gauging stations on the Main

The following 17 gauging stations report discharge for the Main, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RAUNHEIM | Germany | 148 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.016, 8.448 | [source](https://www.pegelonline.wsv.de/gast/stammdaten?pegelnr=24900108) |
| FRANKFURT OSTHAFEN | Germany | 26 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.106, 8.715 | [source](https://www.pegelonline.wsv.de/gast/stammdaten?pegelnr=24700404) |
| Bürgstadt | Germany | 0.459 | Much below normal — 41% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.711, 9.272 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| MAINFLINGEN | Germany | 68.9 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.015, 9.034 | [source](https://www.pegelonline.wsv.de/gast/stammdaten?pegelnr=24700325) |
| Steinbach Q | Germany | 38.3 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 50.01, 9.604 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| STEINBACH | Germany | 38.3 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.011, 9.602 | [source](https://www.pegelonline.wsv.de/gast/stammdaten?pegelnr=24500100) |
| Hafenlohr | Germany | 0.263 | Much below normal — 42% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.87, 9.597 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| Trunstadt Q | Germany | 46.5 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.93, 10.755 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| TRUNSTADT | Germany | 46.5 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 49.93, 10.755 | [source](https://www.pegelonline.wsv.de/gast/stammdaten?pegelnr=24300202) |
| SCHWEINFURT NEUER HAFEN | Germany | 36.1 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 50.031, 10.222 | [source](https://www.pegelonline.wsv.de/gast/stammdaten?pegelnr=24300304) |
| Marktbreit | Germany | 0.052 | Much below normal — 77% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.662, 10.155 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| Würzburg | Germany | 0.1 | Much below normal — 52% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.799, 9.948 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| Würzburg Q | Germany | 51 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.796, 9.926 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| WÜRZBURG | Germany | 51 | — | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 49.796, 9.926 | [source](https://www.pegelonline.wsv.de/gast/stammdaten?pegelnr=24300600) |
| Kemmern | Germany | 8.88 | Much below normal — 58% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.951, 10.873 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| Schwürbitz | Germany | 5.03 | Much below normal — 64% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 50.165, 11.151 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| Mainleus | Germany | 2.78 | Much below normal — 60% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 50.099, 11.373 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |

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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.

Underlying dataset built 2026-10-14T13:18:09.546920+00:00. This page generated 2026-10-14T13:21:29.953Z. Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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