The Rhine at Kaub — 24.0 cm, a fresh low, and still a level not a trend

ACTIVE · September 17, 2026 · NO. 0917

THE WATER

24.0 cm, status low, down 3 cm from 27.0 — a fresh low. That is the sixth consecutive morning this page has declined to call the gauge's floor, and the sixth the gauge has declined to give one. A falling level constrains barge loading without giving a planner a date to work toward.

THE RECORD

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

Sep 16▽ slipped down the board

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

WHO IT TOUCHES

Supply chainsa holiday rail and port weekend in Japan, a dated release on an African waterway, and a river still too low to load

CONNECTED

Orange rain warnings in the south and a fresh low-water record in the north, about 700 km apart — Liguria and Emilia-Romagna under a Genova Low while the Rhine at Kaub falls 3 cm to 24.0 cm.