Hydrometric station

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hydrometric station

A station on a river, lake, estuary, or reservoir where water quantity and quality data are collected and recorded.

Such data may include stage (water surface elevation), discharge, sediment concentration, water temperature, chemical and biological properties of water, ice formations, and other characteristics.


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