Hydrometric stations — Métropole

The layer of hydrometric sites and stations in metropolitan France contains:

all public hydrometric stations

one-time hydrometric sites (stationless sites)

Depending on their characteristics, the data measured (Height/Flow) by this equipment can be accessed on the websites:

HydroPortail (https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/)

Vigicrues (https://www.vigicrues.gouv.fr/)

National Lowlands Observatory (https://onde.eaufrance.fr/)

Refer to the SANDRE dictionary “Hydrometric Reference” for the definition of hydrometric sites and stations:
https://id.eaufrance.fr/ddd/hyd/2.4

These stations are identified in the national hydrological bank, operated by the State services. The owners/operators of these stations are either state and community services or private operators. To date, the completeness of the data is in the order of 90 %.