# Ełk river

The Ełk is a European river flowing through Poland. As of 2026-10-16, the Ełk was flowing at about 2.73 m³/s at the Ełk gauge.

**Canonical name:** Ełk

**Countries:** Poland

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 1,431 km²

**Mapped river length:** 66.8 km

**Gauging stations:** 4

**Latest measured discharge:** 2.73 m³/s (Ełk, 2026-10-16)

## Gauging stations on the Ełk

The following 4 gauging stations report discharge for the Ełk, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ełk | Poland | 2.73 | Normal — 8% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | operational value | IMGW-PIB | 53.832, 22.383 | [source](https://danepubliczne.imgw.pl/api/data/hydro) |
| Prostki | Poland | 2.17 | Much below normal — 48% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | operational value | IMGW-PIB | 53.701, 22.439 | [source](https://danepubliczne.imgw.pl/api/data/hydro) |
| Przechody | Poland | 2.91 | Much below normal — 46% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | operational value | IMGW-PIB | 53.555, 22.586 | [source](https://danepubliczne.imgw.pl/api/data/hydro) |
| Osowiec 2 | Poland | 3.21 | Much below normal — 100% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | operational value | IMGW-PIB | 53.487, 22.627 | [source](https://danepubliczne.imgw.pl/api/data/hydro) |

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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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