The live level of the Vltava at the Český Krumlov (Nové Spolí) gauge, with its recent range and trend — a rising river is the town's oldest risk. Official ČHMÚ flood warnings linked.
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The live level of the Vltava at the Český Krumlov (Nové Spolí) gauge — the river the historic core sits inside. A rising river is the town's oldest risk; the official flood degree is set by ČHMÚ, linked below.
101 cm
Low for the river’s recent range. Falling over the past few days. Measured 25 Jun, 8:20.
The official flood warning is at ČHMÚ flood-warning service
These numbers describe the river. They are not a flood warning — the official flood-vigilance level for this station is set by ČHMÚ flood-warning service.
Shows the live flood degree (SPA) for the Český Krumlov gauge. ČHMÚ sets the degrees here at 185 cm (1st — watchfulness), 200 cm (2nd — readiness) and 220 cm (3rd — danger).
The historic centre sits inside a tight Vltava horseshoe. When the river rises, the low riverside areas — Plešivec, Vyšný and Nové Spolí — are the first to flood.
Upstream, the Lipno reservoir governs the Vltava's flow. Heavy rain in the Šumava headwaters and water released from the dam both show up here as a rising gauge — sometimes under a clear local sky.
The August 2002 flood was catastrophic for the town. The Vltava reached the highest (3rd) flood degree here again in January and September 2024 — a living risk, not history.
Checked 25 Jun, 8:53. River data from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ), under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. Readings are operational and unvalidated, and may be revised.