Pegelradar Deutschland

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Pegelradar is a private service provided by Lischwe Media and is NOT an official application. The app does not represent any government agency, is not affiliated with any government agency, and is neither connected to nor authorized by the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV), the German federal states, or any other government agency. It exclusively displays freely available official data (open data). Only the reports from the responsible authorities are legally binding, in particular those published at https://www.hochwasserzentralen.de and https://warnung.bund.de.

Pegelradar displays the current water levels at federal and state gauges throughout Germany, clearly presented on a map and in lists, with trend graphs and official forecasts where provided by the authorities.

Pegelradar FEATURES

• Live water levels on federal waterways

• Gauges and warning levels from the flood portals of all 16 federal states
• Interactive map with all measuring stations
• Trend graphs and official water level forecasts, where available

• Official flood warnings and situation overview
• Flood risk areas as a map layer
• Locks on federal waterways
• Traffic reports for inland navigation
• Inland waterway traffic image and rain radar
• Optional notifications

OFFICIAL SOURCES (FEDERAL)

• Water levels, key figures, forecasts: PEGELONLINE of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV), https://www.pegelonline.wsv.de
• Flood warnings: NINA of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), https://warnung.bund.de

• Traffic reports: ELWIS of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV), https://www.elwis.de

• Flood risk areas: Geoportal of the Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) https://geoportal.bafg.de

• Historical context: Undine (BfG), https://undine.bafg.de and German Hydrological Yearbook (LAWA), https://dgj.de

• Lock and waterway data: GDWS/WSV, https://www.gdws.wsv.bund.de

• Inland waterway traffic data: EuRIS, https://www.eurisportal.eu

OFFICIAL SOURCES (STATES)

Overview: Cross-state flood portal, https://www.hochwasserzentralen.de

• Baden-Württemberg: https://www.hvz.baden-wuerttemberg.de

• Bavaria: https://www.hnd.bayern.de

• Berlin: https://wasserportal.berlin.de

• Brandenburg: https://pegelportal.brandenburg.de

• Bremen: https://www.hochwasser.bremen.de

• Hamburg: https://www.wabiha.de

• Hesse: https://hochwasser.hessen.de
• Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: https://pegelportal-mv.de
• Lower Saxony: https://www.pegelonline.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de
• North Rhine-Westphalia: https://hochwasserportal.nrw
• Rhineland-Palatinate: https://www.hochwasser.rlp.de
• Saarland: https://www.saarland.de/mukmav/DE/portale/wasser/informationen/hochwassermeldedienst/hochwassermeldedienst_node.html
• Saxony: https://www.umwelt.sachsen.de/umwelt/wasser/12184.htm
• Saxony-Anhalt: https://hvz.lsaurl.de
• Schleswig-Holstein: https://hsi-sh.de
• Thuringia: https://hnz.thueringen.de

FURTHER, UNOFFICIAL SOURCES
• Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors, https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
• Map tiles: CARTO, https://carto.com/attributions

• Rain radar: RainViewer, https://www.rainviewer.com

All values ​​are taken directly from these original sources without modification. If a measuring station is not providing data, the app displays this transparently; no substitute or approximate values ​​are invented. Each source is also linked to the respective data within the app.

Who is the app for? Whether you're a resident along the Rhine, Moselle, or Elbe rivers, a water sports enthusiast, an angler, an inland waterway operator, or simply interested in the topic: Pegelradar (Water Level Radar) brings together this open data in one place. It's free to use, requires no registration, and is ad-free.

Please note again: Pegelradar is not an official government app, does not represent any government agency, and does not replace official warnings.