Hydrometry Section

The Hydrometry Section is the federal service for hydrometry specialized in: planning, operation and monitoring of the federal measuring stations (water quantity and quality), discharge/water levels relationships (measurements and modelling), renewal of technology, contributions to further surveys of the water cycle, coordination with the cantons and other partners.

The section

• is responsible for planning, constructing, operating, and maintaining all measuring stations on rivers, lakes, and in groundwater;
• collects field data, particularly runoff measurements in instances of low, medium and high water levels; validates the data that are collected and calculated on a continuous basis;
  
• compiles water level/runoff curves based on measurements and modelling and calculates extreme runoff;
  
• operates alarm stations;
• improves existing and develops new measuring methods and devices;provides hydrometric information and participates in studies;
• represents Switzerland in international expert groups (standards organisations, WMO, etc.).  

Topic:

Topic Water

Hydrological data - FOEN

Personnel

Robert Lukes
Position: Head of section
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Fabian Stoller
Position: Deputy head of section
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Emmental, Basel, North-east Switzerland
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Olivia Berset
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Fribourg, Jura peripheral lakes
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Andrea Crose
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Ticino, Engadin
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Jörg Hammer
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, monitoring hydrology, eastern and central Switzerland
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Hanspeter Hodel
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Central Switzerland
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Andreas Kohler
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Graubünden, St Gallen Rheintal
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Karim Michel
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Bernese Oberland, Bern and sourroundings, Jura
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Nicolas Plumey
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Western Switzerland, Upper Valais
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Wilhelm Tschannen
Tasks: Support hydrometric stations
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Andreas Yao
Tasks: Support hydrometric stations
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Last modification 06.04.2022