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Water level of the Elbe in Dresden under four meters
A historic steamer of the Saxon steamship travels on the Elbe against the backdrop of Dresden’s old town. photo
© Sebastian Kahnert/dpa
The water level in the Elbe has fallen below the four meter mark faster than expected. According to the overview of the state flood center (LWH), 3.99 meters were measured at the Dresden level on Thursday morning. At noon 3.92 meters were reached, in the afternoon 3.87 meters, as the city announced. However, due to possible fluctuations around the reference value as a result of charges from Czech dams, alarm level 1 will be left in place, it is associated with reporting services and analyses.
The water level in the Elbe has fallen below the four meter mark faster than expected. According to the overview of the state flood center (LWH), 3.99 meters were measured at the Dresden level on Thursday morning. At noon 3.92 meters were reached, in the afternoon 3.87 meters, as the city announced. However, due to possible fluctuations around the reference value as a result of charges from Czech dams, alarm level 1 will be left in place, it is associated with reporting services and analyses.
The water level at the Dresden gauge has been falling since Tuesday morning. Normal is two meters below the Augustus Bridge, during the flood of the century in 2002 it was 9.40 meters. After persistent rainfall, the river had steadily filled up over the past weekend, especially in its Czech catchment area. Alert level 1 was declared in Dresden on Monday. In some places it has burst its banks, according to the city administration there are still restrictions on some sections of the Elbe Cycle Path.
Overview Floods in Saxony
