# Pegnitz river

The Pegnitz is a European river flowing through Germany. As of 2026-10-16, the Pegnitz was flowing at about 2.85 m³/s at the Hohenstadt gauge.

**Canonical name:** Pegnitz

**Countries:** Germany

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 1,187 km²

**Mapped river length:** 45.5 km

**Gauging stations:** 4

**Latest measured discharge:** 2.85 m³/s (Hohenstadt, 2026-10-16)

## Gauging stations on the Pegnitz

The following 4 gauging stations report discharge for the Pegnitz, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hohenstadt | Germany | 2.85 | Much below normal — 34% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.526, 11.491 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| Lauf | Germany | 5.42 | Much below normal — 22% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.506, 11.273 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| Röthenbach | Germany | 0.186 | Much below normal — 33% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.482, 11.239 | [source](https://www.gkd.bayern.de/de/fluesse/abfluss/tabellen) |
| Nürnberg Lederersteg | Germany | 5.07 | Much below normal — 38% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | unvalidated operational value | Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de | 49.456, 11.053 | [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 2026-10-16T13:31:53.036165+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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