Polana water level

Name: Polana water level (Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (IMGW-PIB))
Creator: Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (IMGW-PIB)
License: https://danepubliczne.imgw.pl/

River gauge, Czarny, Podkarpackie, Poland

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.05m

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 12:20 AM GMT+2 (39 min ago)

Flow: 0.41 m³/s

History

Not enough readings for a chart yet. History builds up with every update.

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Polana, where the gauge shows 3.05 m.

It is 0.75 m below the flood level of 3.80 m. The median for mid-October is 3.03 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 3.04 m, a difference of +0.01 m.

The 30-day range is 3.05 m – 3.05 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.03 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.97 m – 3.11 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.04 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.05 m – 3.05 m

On and along the river

Nothing about this level suggests unusual conditions on the water.

The flood level is 3.80 m, 0.75 m above the current reading.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.1 mm. Rain upstream usually reaches a river gauge after hours to days.

17 Sat 8° 3° 1.4 mm, 39 % Wind 4 km/h

18 Sun 11° 6° 1.0 mm Wind 7 km/h

19 Mon 8° 7° 3.0 mm, 45 % Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 11° 7° 2.1 mm, 24 % Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 15° 7° 7.2 mm, 33 % Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 15° 10° 6.6 mm, 39 % Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 10° 8° 1.5 mm, 31 % Wind 9 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 06:52 AM Sunset 05:40 PM Daylight 10h 48m First quarter 35 %

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	Distance
ZatwarnicaRiver gauge, San	1.15 m	Very low	7.5 km
DwernikRiver gauge, San	0.81 m	Very low	10 km
TerkaRiver gauge, Solinka	0.77 m	Low	11 km
StuposianyRiver gauge, Wołosaty	1.49 m	Very low	15 km
KalnicaRiver gauge, Wetlina	2.63 m	Very low	16 km
KrościenkoRiver gauge, Strwiąż	0.93 m	Very low	20 km
CisnaRiver gauge, Solinka	0.76 m	Low	20 km
HoczewRiver gauge, Hoczewka	0.96 m	Low	22 km

Questions and answers

Is the Czarny at Polana higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.04 m.

At what level does the Czarny at Polana flood?

The official flood level is 3.80 m. The river is currently 0.75 m below it.

How often is Polana updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (IMGW-PIB) appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 17, 2026, 12:20 AM GMT+2.

What is the water level of Polana today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 12:20 AM GMT+2, the water level was 3.05 m. Normal.

Is the level of Polana normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (IMGW-PIB) publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (IMGW-PIB), the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the IMGW-PIB Regulamin udostępniania danych (free reuse with source attribution; high-value data per EU 2023/138). We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (IMGW-PIB)
Station code: imgw:149220140 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.30250, 22.57420 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: PL-EVRF2007-NH
Gauge zero: 437.412 m
km: 4.24
Update interval: every hour
Licence: IMGW-PIB Regulamin udostępniania danych (free reuse with source attribution; high-value data per EU 2023/138). Źródłem pochodzenia danych jest Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy. Dane IMGW-PIB zostały przetworzone.

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level `stage`	3.05 m	2026-10-16 22:20	Provisional
Flow `discharge`	0.41 m³/s	2026-10-16 22:10	Provisional

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Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (IMGW-PIB): Polana (imgw:149220140). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/poland/podkarpackie/polana

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer