GERMANY AND THE DANUBE — KAUB BLIPPED TO ABOUT 36 CM MONDAY EVENING AND FELL BACK TO 28.0 AT 09:00 CEST, STATUS LOW; THE LOWER DANUBE STAYS NEAR-RECORD-LOW WITH BUDAPEST AROUND 22 CM

ACTIVE · September 15, 2026 · NO. 0915

THE WATER

Printed as a level, not a trend — deliberately. The Rhine at Kaub read 28.0 cm at 09:00 CEST, status low, after rising to about 36 cm on Monday evening and falling back. The series now runs 33, 28, 26, 22, 23, 21, 25, 36, 28. A gauge that reverses a day-scale direction this often does not support one, and this page has stopped offering it. The lower Danube stays near-record-low — Budapest around 22 cm, navigation constrained — and is carried, not re-read.

THE RECORD

17 turning points on record since Aug 7 — the 8 most recent shown.

Sep 15▽ eased

Sep 13↑ moved up the board

Sep 12▽ slipped down the board

Sep 11▽ eased

Sep 8▽ reclassified drought → water

Aug 27easing → active

Aug 24▽ eased

Aug 23▽ slipped down the board

WHO IT TOUCHES

Supply chainsa delta corridor flooding, two rivers too low to load, and a crosswind ramp building on a motorway

CONNECTED

Europe's two water stories are pointed in opposite directions and neither will resolve.