--- title: Pegelhäuschen an der Donau url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430017814/pegelhaeuschen-an-der-donau.html" description: Life with the water levels date: 2015-07-24 modified: 2026-03-05 --- # Pegelhäuschen an der Donau Pegelhäuschen an der Donau ============================ Engelhartszell, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/216798/8439F8BAC927A1746FCE8A3EC48240F5758833EDFE4977B760BD7084DF37456E/pegelhaeuschen-engelhartszell.jpg) Open copyright © WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Kranzmayr Close copyright [ ![Gauge house on the Danube in Engelhartszell: a wooden building with a gabled roof and stone walls in a wooded setting. An information board with a map stands in front of the building, and a person in a red jacket is looking at it.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/216798/8439F8BAC927A1746FCE8A3EC48240F5758833EDFE4977B760BD7084DF37456E/pegelhaeuschen-engelhartszell.jpg "© WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Kranzmayr") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/216798/8439F8BAC927A1746FCE8A3EC48240F5758833EDFE4977B760BD7084DF37456E/pegelhaeuschen-engelhartszell.jpg) Nibelungenstraße 4090 Engelhartszell [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nibelungenstra%C3%9Fe%2C%204090%20Engelhartszell "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Nibelungenstra%C3%9Fe%2C%204090%20Engelhartszell "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.5086044&lon=13.7304892&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-osm-summer-original&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Life with the water levels Along the Nibelungenstraße we arrive at a larger wooden hut – a water level station. Behind it at the Danube’s water bank an information panel explains very vividly the function of such a water level meter. The knowledge about the water level of the Danube is crucial to shipping. It also influences the life of the local population, especially during times of flooding. That’s why we see along the Danube hiking trail regularly tide gauges where you can read directly the water level, but also several types of water level stations in which the water level is documented. Now the question arises: “How is the water level of the Danube measured?” The water level is always measured in relation to a zero point of gauge (gauge datum). However, this point lies not at the river bank of the Danube but a little bit beneath the local and over a long period documented lowest water level. Important: The gauge datum needs to be chosen in such a way that negative water levels are not possible. Consequently, the water is always deeper in reality than the stated water level. So be careful- when newspapers report a water level of 70 m this doesn’t mean you can wade through the Danube! [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Pegelhäuschen an der Donau** Nibelungenstraße 4090 Engelhartszell Phone +43 7717 8055Show no. Fax machine +43 7717 8055 - 22 E-Mail [gemeinde@engelhartszell.ooe.gv.at](#mailto) Web [www.engelhartszell.at](http://www.engelhartszell.at "New window") http://www.engelhartszell.at --- **Contact person** Marktgemeinde Engelhartszell Marktplatz 61 4090 Engelhartszell Phone +43 7717 8055Show no. Fax machine +43 7717 8055 - 22 E-Mail [gemeinde@engelhartszell.ooe.gv.at](#mailto) Web [www.engelhartszell.at](http://www.engelhartszell.at "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ - always open (24/7) [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](http://www.engelhartszell.at "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [Suggest a change](#mailto) [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")