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Verla water level

River gauge, Kymijoki, Kymenlaakso, Finland

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Flow

16.7m³/s Up 5.23 m³/s over the last 7 days

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Flow: 16.7 m³/s. Normal for mid-October.

History

History
2040m³/sOct 10Oct 11Oct 12Oct 13Oct 142040m³/sOct 10Oct 12Oct 14
2040m³/sSep 17Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7Oct 142040m³/sSep 17Sep 30Oct 14
-0255075m³/sOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026-0255075m³/sOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
-0255075m³/sJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0255075m³/sJanAprJulOct2026

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Flow Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Verla reads 16.7 m³/s, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.42 m³/s below the median of 17.1 m³/s for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 17.1 m³/s (−0.45 m³/s).

The water is rising: up 5.23 m³/s over the past week. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 7.45 m³/s and 18.0 m³/s.

Early autumn is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
17.1 m³/s0.42 m³/s below the median for this date
Normal for this date
7.99 m³/s – 49.0 m³/s8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
17.1 m³/s−0.45 m³/s
Lowest and highest in 30 days
7.45 m³/s – 18.0 m³/s
Lowest and highest in 12 months
5.00 m³/s – 47.9 m³/s

Visiting the river at Verla

At a level like this, the river is generally open for paddling, boating and riverside walks.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.9 mm. Rain upstream usually reaches a river gauge after hours to days.

17 Sat 12° 6° 3.2 mm, 100 % Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 8° 2° – Wind 11 km/h
19 Mon 7° 0° – Wind 10 km/h
20 Tue 9° 3° – Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 8° 1° – Wind 13 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 0.6 mm, 23 % Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 11° 8° 1.2 mm, 29 % Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:57 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10h 4m First quarter 35 %

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Other gauges on the Kymijoki

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Verla, yläRiver gauge, Kymijoki 73.14 m Normal 0.2 km
Kamponen, PuolakkaRiver gauge, Kymijoki 67.20 m Normal 2.0 km
Voikkaa, yläRiver gauge, Kymijoki 65.41 m Normal 14 km
VoikkaaRiver gauge, Kymijoki 174 m³/s Normal 14 km
Keltti, yläRiver gauge, Kymijoki 46.17 m Low 21 km
KelttiRiver gauge, Kymijoki 179 m³/s Normal 21 km
Keltti, alaRiver gauge, Kymijoki 39.91 m Normal 21 km
MankalaRiver gauge, Kymijoki 119 m³/s Very low 25 km
VäräläRiver gauge, Kymijoki 39.68 m Normal 26 km
MankalaRiver gauge, Kymijoki 74.34 m Low 27 km
Keskinen, KuorekoskiRiver gauge, Kymijoki 81.77 m No reference yet 38 km
Iso-KukkanenRiver gauge, Kymijoki 90.74 m Normal 40 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SonnanjärviLake 70.88 m Normal 1.5 km
SuolajärviLake 73.18 m Normal 1.9 km
Siikakoski, alaRiver gauge, Siikakoski 73.18 m Normal 5.1 km
Vuohijärvi, SiikakoskiLake, Vuohijärvi 16.2 m³/s Normal 5.2 km
Pyhäjärvi, JaalaLake, Pyhäjärvi 65.54 m Normal 7.9 km
Vuohijärvi, eteläLake, Vuohijärvi 76.62 m Low 8.1 km

Questions and answers

How does the Kymijoki at Verla compare with last year?

It is 0.45 m³/s lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 17.1 m³/s.

How often is Verla updated?

Once a day. The source, Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke), publishes a single daily value; the latest is from Oct 14, 2026.

What is the water level of Verla today?

On Oct 14, 2026, the flow was 16.7 m³/s. Up 5.23 m³/s over the last 7 days.

Is Verla rising or falling?

Up 5.23 m³/s over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Verla normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke) publishes a new reading once a day. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke), the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the CC BY 4.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke)
Station code
syke:1408450
Coordinates
61.06250, 26.64278 (WGS84)
Update interval
once a day
Licence
CC BY 4.0. Data from the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), CC BY 4.0; regions from Statistics Finland, CC BY 4.0

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Flow discharge 16.7 m³/s 2026-10-14 00:00 Provisional

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Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke): Verla (syke:1408450). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/finland/kymenlaakso/verla

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