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

# Zala river

The Zala is a European river flowing through Hungary. As of 2026-10-14, the Zala was flowing at about 0.636 m³/s at the Alibánfa gauge.

**Canonical name:** Zala

**Countries:** Hungary

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 6,663 km²

**Mapped river length:** 193.8 km

**Gauging stations:** 5

**Latest measured discharge:** 0.636 m³/s (Alibánfa, 2026-10-14)

## Gauging stations on the Zala

The following 5 gauging stations report discharge for the Zala, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alibánfa | Hungary | 0.636 | Much below normal — 56% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.88, 16.922 | [source](https://data.vizugy.hu/) |
| Zalabér | Hungary | 0.71 | Much below normal — 66% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.978, 17.027 | [source](https://data.vizugy.hu/) |
| Zalaapáti | Hungary | 0.79 | Much below normal — 64% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.727, 17.122 | [source](https://data.vizugy.hu/) |
| Esztergályhorváti | Hungary | 0.002 | Much below normal — 92% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.701, 17.106 | [source](https://data.vizugy.hu/) |
| Keszthely-Fenékpuszta torkolat | Hungary | 0.167 | Much below normal — 94% below the historic median | 2026-10-14 | instantaneous | operational open-data observation | Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management | 46.703, 17.259 | [source](https://data.vizugy.hu/) |

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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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