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394.70m a.s.l.

0 cm since yesterday

Measured15 minutes ago

Romanshorn · Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)

Change across the visible readings

-1 cm

11/06 – 11/07

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Level compared with usual

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usual range

Very low — 63 cm below the median — very low for this calendar day (reference period 1991-2020).

How unusual is this?

Values for this time of year are compared over 1991-2020. The middle 50% lie between 395.15 m a.s.l. and 395.64 m a.s.l.. Below the 5th-percentile boundary (394.95 m a.s.l.) is very low; above the 95th-percentile boundary (395.86 m a.s.l.) is very high.

This seasonal assessment uses published quantiles. It is not a return period or forecast and cannot count individual historical years.

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How this assessment is made

Reading and sourceBundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) · 15 minutes ago

Basis of comparisonSeasonal BAFU comparison values for the 1991-2020 reference period; not an official warning level.

CalculationSeepegel derives deviation and trend transparently from the listed measurements.

Romanshorn

Measurement at the lake. Inflow and outflow stations are identified separately.

Bodensee, Obersee

Measurement time: Nov 7, 2026, 1:10 PM

Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) ↗

Modelled lake temperature (1 m depth)

Alplakes model calculation, not a direct on-site measurement.

Operationelles Simstrat-1D-Modell von Alplakes/Eawag, Temperatur in 1 m Tiefe; modellierter Wert, keine lokale Messung

Measurement time: Nov 7, 2026, 11:00 AM

Alplakes (Eawag) – Simstrat-Modell ↗

Water temperature compared with usual

Very lowNormalVery high
usual range

High — 0.5 °C above the median — higher than usual for this calendar day (reference period 2023–2026).

How unusual is this?

Values for this time of year are compared over 2023–2026. The middle 50% lie between 10.8 °C and 11.4 °C. Below the 5th-percentile boundary (10.4 °C) is very low; above the 95th-percentile boundary (11.9 °C) is very high.

This seasonal assessment uses published quantiles. It is not a return period or forecast and cannot count individual historical years.

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Lake Constance gauges: Konstanz, Romanshorn and Untersee

The latest available water levels from these stations appear side by side. Konstanz and Romanshorn measure the Obersee, Berlingen the Untersee. Each reading retains its measurement time and unit.

Konstanz gauge →Obersee · PegelOnline (WSV) – Regierungspräsidium Freiburg
251 cm
Romanshorn gauge →Obersee · Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)
394.70 m a.s.l.
Berlingen gauge →Untersee · Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)
394.27 m a.s.l.

Konstanz reports centimetres above the local gauge datum. Romanshorn and Berlingen report metres relative to the Swiss height reference. These are not water depths; simply converting cm to m does not make the readings comparable. The Obersee and Untersee are connected by the Seerhein and have different surface levels. Always compare the same station when assessing a trend.

Forecast

Source: FOEN forecast

The forecast value is expected to rise by about 5 cm across the 6 displayed forecast days.

Today11/07394.72m a.s.l.
Sun11/08394.71m a.s.l.
Mon11/09394.70m a.s.l.
Tue11/10394.72m a.s.l.
Wed11/11394.74m a.s.l.
Thu11/12394.76m a.s.l.

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.

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Year comparison & records

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  • Current year 2026
  • Previous year 2025
  • Median
  • 25th-75th percentile
  • Maximum / minimum

How to read the chart: the thick line is the current year, the thin one the median of the 1991-2020 reference period. The shaded band shows the normal range (25th–75th percentile), the dotted lines the maximum and minimum. Values above the band are unusually high for the season, below unusually low – but not an official warning.

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Today at the lake

The current picture

A factual data summary – not a safety or swimming clearance.

Water temperature

11.6 °C

Rather cool

Modelled

Wind

3.2 km/h

Calm

Measured

Precipitation, 24h

0.0 mm

Dry

Measured

What's happening?

Partial balance: German tributaries are missing

-31.0 m³/s difference between stations

The level has been falling for a week.

-0.02 m ü. M. · over 7 days

Weather at the lake

9.3°Air temperature
0.0mmRain, last 24 h
3.2km/hWind
5.9–9.3°Day range

0.0 mm in 48 h · 0.0 mm over 7 days · Gusts 7.2 km/h · 86 % humidity

Source: MeteoSwiss, station Altenrhein · 1 hour ago

UV index

Low
1Daily maximum 2
Course of the day
1215

No protection needed.

Source: Open-Meteo

What has changed?

30 minutes ago

↓Hinterrhein, Fürstenau (inflow, headwater): reading fell by -3.5 m³/s

1 hour ago

↓Liechtensteiner Binnenkanal, Ruggell (inflow): reading fell by -0.06 m a.s.l.

2 hours ago

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

Stations

40 monitoring stations
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Alpenrhein, Diepoldsau (inflow) · CH75.1 m³/s55 minutes ago↓Rhein, Diepoldsau, Rietbrücke (temperature) · CH8.4 °C15 minutes ago↑Modelled lake temperature (1 m depth) · CH11.6 °C2 hours ago↓Berlingen · CH394.27 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago→Bregenz (lake level) · AT394.69 m ü.A.50 minutes ago→Bregenzerach, Kennelbach (inflow) · AT7.8 m³/s50 minutes ago↓Dornbirnerach, Hoher Steg (inflow) · AT0.7 m³/s50 minutes ago↑Freibach, Rheineck (inflow) · CH0.1 m³/s55 minutes ago↓Goldach (inflow) · CH0.1 m³/s55 minutes ago→Goldach, Goldach, Bleiche (temperature) · CH8.7 °C15 minutes ago↑Hinterrhein, Fürstenau (inflow, headwater) · CH9.8 m³/s15 minutes ago↑Hinterrhein, Fürstenau (inflow, headwater) · CH650.31 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago→Konstanz · DE251 cm10 minutes ago→Landquart, Felsenbach (inflow) · CH4.6 m³/s15 minutes ago↓Landquart, Felsenbach (inflow) · CH570.20 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago→Landquart, Felsenbach (temperature) · CH7.9 °C15 minutes ago↑Liechtensteiner Binnenkanal, Ruggell (inflow) · FL1.9 m³/s15 minutes ago→Liechtensteiner Binnenkanal, Ruggell (inflow) · FL432.80 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago→Liechtensteiner Binnenkanal, Ruggell (temperature) · CH11.3 °C15 minutes ago↑Plessur, Chur (inflow) · CH0.7 m³/s15 minutes ago↑Plessur, Chur (inflow) · CH561.51 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago↑Rhein, Neuhausen am Rheinfall (outflow) · CH120.5 m³/s15 minutes ago↑Rhein, Neuhausen am Rheinfall (outflow) · CH382.19 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago→Rhein, Neuhausen, Flurlingerbrücke (temperature) · CH12.3 °C15 minutes ago↑Rhein, Oberriet (inflow) · CH74.5 m³/s15 minutes ago↓Rhein, Oberriet (inflow) · CH419.00 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago↓Rheintaler Binnenkanal, St. Margrethen (inflow) · CH3.1 m³/s15 minutes ago→Rheintaler Binnenkanal, St. Margrethen (inflow) · CH397.93 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago→Rheintaler Binnenkanal, St.Margrethen (temperature) · CH10.5 °C15 minutes ago↑Rheintaler Binnenkanal, Widnau (inflow) · CH2.5 m³/s55 minutes ago→Rietaach, Altstätten (inflow) · CH0.0 m³/s55 minutes ago→Romanshorn · CH394.70 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago↓Steinach, Steinach (inflow) · CH0.0 m³/s55 minutes ago→Tamina, Bad Ragaz (inflow) · CH0.5 m³/s1 hour ago↑Vorderrhein, Ilanz (inflow, headwater) · CH2.4 m³/s15 minutes ago↓Vorderrhein, Ilanz (inflow, headwater) · CH690.54 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago→Vorderrhein, Ilanz (temperature) · CH6.9 °C15 minutes ago↑Werdenberger Binnenkanal, Salez (inflow) · CH2.6 m³/s15 minutes ago↑Werdenberger Binnenkanal, Salez (inflow) · CH431.88 m a.s.l.15 minutes ago→Werdenberger Binnenkanal, Sevelen (inflow) · CH0.5 m³/s55 minutes ago→

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Romanshorn: Im Bahnhof › South-west: Hafen Romanshorn

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Understanding the water level

What is the water level of Lake Constance? See the latest available level, its measurement time and source. Compare readings from the same station to understand the trend.

Seepegel analysis

Putting Lake Constance's current level in context

The main station at Romanshorn reports a water level of 394.70 m a.s.l. at Nov 7, 2026, 1:10 PM. The series is provided by Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU). This value is the elevation of the water surface above the official height datum, not the water depth at the shore.

Lake Constance: what is a normal water level?

The median for the same calendar day is 395.33 m a.s.l.; the current value is 63 cm below it. The 395.15–395.64 m a.s.l. band contains the middle 50 percent of reference values from 1991-2020. Being outside it is less usual, but is not in itself a hazard level.

How is the reference level determined?

The reference comes from FOEN daily statistics for this calendar day. The seasonal median varies throughout the year and is not a fixed target level. The middle 50% is the range between the 25th and 75th percentiles, not a safety limit. The 30-day comparison describes only the recent development.

Comparison with the nearest valid readings gives 0 cm over 24 hours and -2 cm over seven days. These are net changes between two points in time; they prove neither a continuous rise or fall nor its cause.

Lake Constance · At a glance

A vast natural store on the Rhine: international, unregulated and strongly Alpine.

Profile and background
Area (approx.)
536 km²
Maximum depth (approx.)
251 m
Reference elevation
395 m
Shore municipalities (selection)
Romanshorn · Rorschach · Arbon

Understanding Lake Constance

At around 536 km², Lake Constance is the third-largest lake in Central Europe, bordering Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The lowest annual average water level ever recorded was 395.10 m a.s.l. (1949, Romanshorn station) — official records there date back to 1930 (source: FOEN).

This overview includes 40 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.

The curve shows recent level changes. A seasonal median, where available, compares the same time of year. Water can rise while remaining below that median: trend and comparison answer different questions. Neither replaces an official warning.

Measurement quality and sources

Data status

  • Measured — Recorded directly at a monitoring station.
  • Modelled — Computed by a scientific model (e.g. lake temperature from Alplakes), not measured on site.
  • Calculated — Derived from existing measurements, e.g. a balance or a change.
  • Archive image — Last archived image, not live.