Flood warning for Dresden: Elbe level over critical values!
Flood warning for Dresden: Elbe level over critical values!
Dresden, Deutschland - June 13, 2025 brings special challenges for the Elbe residents, one of the largest rivers in Europe. Information about the current levels and flood warnings is of the utmost importance for the population. According to dnn.de, flood warnings are currently being pronounced in Saxony Dresden, Dessau and Magdeburg are alarming.
The water levels in Dresden are crucial for the flood warnings. In this way, floods can be announced on the terrace bank with a level of 5.5 meters. At 6.10 meters, the flood protection gate is activated on Weißeritzstraße, and at a stand of 7 meters the same happens with the flood door on the Ostraufer. At the moment, attention is paid to the alarm levels that include the following:
- alarm level 1: Small flood (start of the outlet)
- alarm level 2: Medium flood (flooding of grassland)
- alarm level 3: large floods (flooding of individual properties)
- alarm level 4: Very large flood (flooding of larger areas)
Current developments and levels
The water levels are updated at regular intervals. On June 13, 2025 at 7:45 p.m. (MESZ), it was found that the water level on the level in Dresden could exceed the alarm levels, as Environment.sachsen.de The last update indicates that the warnings of floods are becoming increasingly important, especially since local flood events can develop quickly.
The highest water level measurement of the Elbe in Dresden was found on August 17, 2002 with 940 cm. The average water level is 156 cm and the lowest low water level is 21 cm, as well as dnn.de mentioned.
prediction models and flood protection
Ensuring effective flood protection is a constant challenge that is supported by modern predictive models. According to fgg-elge.de , significant improvements were made to the flood forecast models in order to be able to better assess any future dangers. These models take into account model topography and effective protective measures that have been implemented since 2018.
It is important that the public remains informed about the development of the water levels, since the flood center actively warns and spreads information about various channels such as radio, television and social media. The residents should therefore be well informed and prepared for possible warnings.| Details | |
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