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.).
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Personnel
Robert Lukes
Position: Head of section
Tel.: +41 58 464 72 63
E-mail: robert.lukes@bafu.admin.ch
Fabian Stoller
Position: Deputy head of section
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Emmental, Basel, North-east Switzerland
Tel.: +41 58 463 03 39
E-mail: fabian.stoller@bafu.admin.ch
Olivia Berset
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Fribourg, Jura peripheral lakes
Tel.: +41 58 464 76 31
E-mail: olivia.berset@bafu.admin.ch
Andrea Crose
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Ticino, Engadin
Tel.: +41 58 469 77 81
E-mail: andrea.crose@bafu.admin.ch
Jörg Hammer
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, monitoring hydrology, eastern and central Switzerland
Tel.: +41 58 464 19 06
E-mail: joerg.hammer@bafu.admin.ch
Hanspeter Hodel
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Central Switzerland
Tel.: +41 58 464 76 33
E-mail: hanspeter.hodel@bafu.admin.ch
Andreas Kohler
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Graubünden, St Gallen Rheintal
Tel.: +41 58 464 76 32
E-mail: andreas.kohler@bafu.admin.ch
Karim Michel
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Bernese Oberland, Bern and sourroundings, Jura
Tel.: +41 58 463 03 38
E-mail: karim.michel@bafu.admin.ch
Nicolas Plumey
Tasks: Management of hydrometric measuring stations, hydrometrical monitoring Western Switzerland, Upper Valais
Tel.: +41 58 480 17 40
E-mail: nicolas.plumey@bafu.admin.ch
Wilhelm Tschannen
Tasks: Support hydrometric stations
Tel.: +41 58 464 76 35
E-mail: wilhelm.tschannen@bafu.admin.ch
Andreas Yao
Tasks: Support hydrometric stations
Tel.: +41 58 464 76 37
E-mail: andreas.yao@bafu.admin.ch
Last modification 06.04.2022
Contact
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Hydrology Division
Postal address:
CH-3003 Bern
Location of our offices:
Monbijoustrasse 40, 3003 Bern
Tel.: +41 58 463 85 68