# Vltava river

The Vltava is a European river flowing through Czech Republic. As of 2026-10-16, the Vltava was flowing at about 35.241 m³/s at the Praha - Chuchle gauge.

**Canonical name:** Vltava

**Countries:** Czech Republic

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 28,095 km²

**Mapped river length:** 333.8 km

**Gauging stations:** 11

**Classification:** Major European river

**Latest measured discharge:** 35.241 m³/s (Praha - Chuchle, 2026-10-16)

## Gauging stations on the Vltava

The following 11 gauging stations report discharge for the Vltava, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Praha - Chuchle | Czech Republic | 35.241 | Much below normal — 64% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.027, 14.397 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| Praha - Hlubočepy | Czech Republic | 0.088 | — | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.042, 14.39 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| Praha - Nusle | Czech Republic | 0.358 | Normal — 23% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.067, 14.43 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| Vraňany | Czech Republic | 36.124 | Much below normal — 65% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 50.313, 14.363 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| Zbraslav | Czech Republic | 41.04 | Below normal — 42% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 49.972, 14.397 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| Štěchovice | Czech Republic | 0.219 | Much below normal — 70% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 49.848, 14.403 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| České Budějovice | Czech Republic | 7.66 | Much below normal — 53% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 48.981, 14.462 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| Vyšší Brod | Czech Republic | 5.978 | Much below normal — 36% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 48.625, 14.306 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| Zátoň | Czech Republic | 6.264 | Much below normal — 42% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 48.727, 14.337 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| Český Krumlov | Czech Republic | 0.116 | Much below normal — 79% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 48.813, 14.313 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |
| Březí | Czech Republic | 7.226 | Much below normal — 42% below the historic median | 2026-10-16 | instantaneous | CHMI operational data | Czech Hydrometeorological Institute | 48.917, 14.431 | [source](https://opendata.chmi.cz/hydrology/) |

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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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