# Ruhr river

The Ruhr is a European river flowing through Germany. As of 2026-10-16, the Ruhr was flowing at about 17.6 m³/s at the HATTINGEN gauge.

**Canonical name:** Ruhr

**Countries:** Germany

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 4,457 km²

**Mapped river length:** 83.8 km

**Gauging stations:** 1

**Latest measured discharge:** 17.6 m³/s (HATTINGEN, 2026-10-16)

## Gauging stations on the Ruhr

The following gauging station reports discharge for the Ruhr. Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).

| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HATTINGEN | Germany | 17.6 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | raw real-time | PEGELONLINE | 51.4, 7.161 | [source](https://www.pegelonline.wsv.de/gast/stammdaten?pegelnr=2769510000100) |

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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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