Neckar level at Heidelberg
How high the Neckar is right now at the Heidelberg gauge, with its recent range and the official HVZ flood-warning link.
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How high the Neckar is right now at the Heidelberg gauge, with its recent range and the official HVZ flood-warning link.
How high is the Neckar at Heidelberg right now? This page reads the live federal gauge at the Heidelberg UP station and places today's level against the river's own recent range. It is not a flood warning — the official flood-vigilance call for the Neckar is set by the HVZ Baden-Württemberg, linked below.
216 cm
Within its recent range. Steady over the past few days. Measured 15 Jun, 12:30.
The official flood warning is at HVZ Baden-Württemberg
These numbers describe the river. They are not a flood warning — the official flood-vigilance level for this station is set by HVZ Baden-Württemberg.
The HVZ Baden-Württemberg, run by the LUBW, is the official state flood service: it publishes hourly water-level and discharge forecasts for the Neckar, issues flood warnings by alert stage, and is the source to check when the river is rising.
The Neckar regularly reaches into parts of Heidelberg during winter and spring high water. A significant flood struck in 2024 — described locally as a once-a-decade event — with further high water in February 2026. The districts most affected are the Neckarstaden and Altstadt waterfront on the south bank, the Neckarwiese and Leinpfad in Neuenheim on the north bank, low streets in Wieblingen near the river, and the riverside road and paths through Ziegelhausen and Schlierbach in the eastern gorge.
The city publishes a gauge-to-street table (Stadt Heidelberg, Pegelstände & Überflutungszonen). Key marks: at 260 cm shipping on the Neckar stops; at 290 cm the city's flood office on Untere Neckarstraße is staffed; at 355 cm the B 37 floods under the Alte Brücke and low streets in Wieblingen are affected; at 425 cm the B 37 floods under the Theodor-Heuss-Brücke; at 500 cm the Neckarstaden riverside floods; at 520 cm the city activates its crisis centre (Krisenstab); at 580 cm the Schlierbacher Landstraße by the Jachthafen floods. The all-time record is 661 cm, set on 22 December 1993.
In normal conditions the Neckar at Heidelberg sits around 200 cm. The first practical sign that high water is developing is a rise past 260 cm, when shipping stops; real impact to roads and low-lying streets begins from about 355 cm upward. Use the recent-range figures above to see where today sits, and check the HVZ for what's forecast.
Checked 15 Jun, 12:40. River data from PEGELONLINE (WSV — Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes), under Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung 2.0. Readings are raw (Rohdaten) and may be revised.