# Drava river

Also known as: Drau

The Drava (also known as Drau) is a European river flowing through Austria, Slovenia, Croatia. As of 2026-10-16, the Drava was flowing at about 14.2 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:** 14.2 m³/s (Drava - Zavrč, 2026-10-16)

## 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 | 14.2 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.388, 16.037 | [source](https://www.arso.gov.si/vode/podatki/hidro_podatki_xml.html) |
| Bistrica - Muta I | Slovenia | 0.567 | Much below normal — 60% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.612, 15.164 | [source](https://www.arso.gov.si/vode/podatki/hidro_podatki_xml.html) |
| Radoljna - Ruta | Slovenia | 0.386 | Much below normal — 76% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.559, 15.423 | [source](https://www.arso.gov.si/vode/podatki/hidro_podatki_xml.html) |
| Drava - Ptuj | Slovenia | 39.3 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.417, 15.868 | [source](https://www.arso.gov.si/vode/podatki/hidro_podatki_xml.html) |
| Lavamünd Grenze | Austria | 26.6 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.617, 14.975 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2002240q30d.svg) |
| Drava - Črneče | Slovenia | 45.1 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | informative operational observation | Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO) | 46.598, 14.984 | [source](https://www.arso.gov.si/vode/podatki/hidro_podatki_xml.html) |
| Lavamünd Ort | Austria | 23.4 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.641, 14.94 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2001073q30d.svg) |
| Amlach | Austria | 32.9 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.774, 13.524 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2001077q30d.svg) |
| Fresach-Brücke | Austria | 0 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.712, 13.697 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2900127q30d.svg) |
| Feffernitz | Austria | 0.4 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.686, 13.687 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2900118q30d.svg) |
| Villach-Congress | Austria | 45.9 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.614, 13.85 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2900076q30d.svg) |
| Drauhofen | Austria | 27.6 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.826, 13.387 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2001075q30d.svg) |
| Oberdrauburg-Ort | Austria | 24.1 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.748, 12.973 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2001001q30d.svg) |
| Dellach | Austria | 22.3 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.734, 13.079 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2002363q30d.svg) |
| Sachsenburg-Süd | Austria | 22.5 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unverified raw data | Hydrographischer Dienst Kärnten | 46.826, 13.349 | [source](https://info.ktn.gv.at/asp/hydro/daten/svg/2001003q30d.svg) |

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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 2026-10-16T13:31:53.036165+00:00. This page generated 2026-10-16T13:35:10.972Z. Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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