Rhine – Water level, Discharge & Water temperature

Rhine is measured at 28 measuring stations and touches Lake Constance.

Current situation

Rhine at Basel, Rheinhalle is currently flowing at 386.3 m³/s. Compared with yesterday’s daily average (Coordinated Universal Time, UTC): risen; currently close to the short-term median.

Discharge386.3 m³/sOct 4, 2026, 3:20 AM

Water level244.84 m a.s.l.Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 AM

Reference: 30 available daily means from the last 30 complete days (Coordinated Universal Time, UTC), compared with the current individual value. Being close to the median does not describe the spread of values. Gaps can affect daily means. This is neither a seasonal normal nor an official danger level.

How this assessment is made

Reading and sourceBundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU), Kanton St. Gallen (AWE) – hydrodaten.sg.ch, Wasserportal Thurgau–Schaffhausen – hydrodaten.tg.ch, Kanton Zürich (AWEL) – HydroPro · 18 minutes ago

Basis of comparisonCurrent reading, previous day and available 30-day daily means from the same reference station.

CalculationSeepegel uses the highest-flowing current reference station; stations along a river are not added together.

Rhein, Basel, Rheinhalle

Measurement at this river section; other sections may differ.

Measurement time: Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 AM

Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) ↗

Discharge over the last 30 days

One line per station. Differences are not a direct inflow balance: measurement times, travel times, storage, withdrawals and tributaries can affect the values.

Basel, RheinhalleRheinfeldenRekingenNeuhausen am Rheinfall (Abfluss)Oberriet (Zufluss)Domat/Ems

Discharge along the river

Station discharge values compared by flow volume, not in geographical order.

Basel, Rheinhalle386.3 m³/s

Rheinfelden341.4 m³/s

Rekingen154.0 m³/s

Neuhausen am Rheinfall (outflow)107.7 m³/s

Oberriet (inflow)65.5 m³/s

Domat/Ems26.0 m³/s

Water level, last 30 days

One line per station. Elevation levels and local centimetre gauges are shown separately.

Domat/EmsBad Ragaz, NeugüeterWartau, TrübbachOberriet (Zufluss)Diepoldsau, RietbrückeStein am RheinRheinklingenand 8 more

Water temperature, last 30 days

One line per station with a temperature probe.

Stein am RheinDiessenhofenSt. KatharinentalRheinfeldenNeuhausen, Flurlingerbrücke (Temperatur)RekingenDiepoldsau, Rietbrücke (Temperatur)

FOEN forecast for the Basel, Rheinhalle station. Not available for every station.

The forecast value is expected to remain stable across the 5 displayed forecast days.

Today10/04324.0m³/s

Mon10/05310.2m³/s

Tue10/06307.5m³/s

Wed10/07306.7m³/s

Thu10/08310.3m³/s

Forecast

Source: FOEN forecast

Median
Min./Max.
Measured

The line shows the median of the FOEN model forecasts at each timestamp; the band shows their minimum and maximum. Daily cards average the available hourly medians, which is not a daily median. A wider band means greater spread between model paths, not guaranteed upper or lower limits. Partial days may contain fewer forecast values.

What has changed?

2 hours ago

↓Rhein, Bad Ragaz, Neugüeter: reading fell by -0.96 m a.s.l.

5 hours ago

↓Rhein, Wartau, Trübbach: reading fell by -0.31 m a.s.l.

5 hours ago

Rhein, Rheinfelden: new weekly low (261.10 m a.s.l.)

6 hours ago

↓Rhein, Diepoldsau, Rietbrücke: reading fell by -0.17 m a.s.l.

7 hours ago

↑Rhein, Basel LHG: reading rose by +0.08 m a.s.l.

7 hours ago

↓Rhein, Oberriet (inflow): reading fell by -0.11 m a.s.l.

Readings and stations

All recorded quantities with measurement time, data quality and official source.

Discharge

Neuhausen am Rheinfall (outflow)Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)107.7 m³/sMeasured18 minutes ago Oberriet (inflow)Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)65.5 m³/sMeasured18 minutes ago Basel, RheinhalleBundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)386.3 m³/sMeasured18 minutes ago Domat/EmsBundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)26.0 m³/sMeasured18 minutes ago RekingenBundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)154.0 m³/sMeasured18 minutes ago RheinfeldenBundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)341.4 m³/sMeasured18 minutes ago

Water level

Water temperature

Diepoldsau, Rietbrücke (temperature)Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)14.0 °CMeasured18 minutes ago Neuhausen, Flurlingerbrücke (temperature)Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)15.1 °CMeasured18 minutes ago DiessenhofenWasserportal Thurgau–Schaffhausen – hydrodaten.tg.ch20.2 °CMeasured2 days ago RekingenBundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)17.8 °CMeasured18 minutes ago RheinfeldenBundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)19.7 °CMeasured18 minutes ago St. KatharinentalWasserportal Thurgau–Schaffhausen – hydrodaten.tg.ch20.0 °CMeasured2 days ago Stein am RheinWasserportal Thurgau–Schaffhausen – hydrodaten.tg.ch19.8 °CMeasured2 hours ago

Stations on the map

Each marker opens the corresponding station details.

Connected lakes

Lake Constance

Water knowledge

Understanding Rhine

Rhine: this overview puts the available stations and measurements in context. The exact location matters, not just the water body's name.

This overview includes 28 monitoring stations for water level, discharge, and water temperature. Not every station provides every measurement. Track changes at the same station, checking the timestamp, unit and source notes. Related waters in this overview: Lake Constance.

Discharge in m³/s is a volume per second, not the speed of the current. Station comparisons must account for location, measurement time and water travel time. A higher reading is neither automatically a flood warning nor an indication that the river is navigable.