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Broye

Current measurements →The river and its water systemMonitoring locations and what they measure
Monitoring locations
1
Monitoring area
Switzerland
Measurements
Discharge · Water level · Water temperature

Water knowledge

Understanding Broye

The Broye enters Lake Morat at Salavaux, where its delta has been restored. A station above the lake measures river inflow, not lake level. Do not confuse it with the Broye Canal, which connects Lakes Morat and Neuchâtel.

This overview includes 1 monitoring station for water level, discharge, and water temperature. Not every station provides every measurement. Track changes at the same station, checking the timestamp, unit and source notes.

Discharge in m³/s is a volume per second, not the speed of the current. Station comparisons must account for location, measurement time and water travel time. A higher reading is neither automatically a flood warning nor an indication that the river is navigable.

Sources and further reading

Monitoring locations and what they measure

These sites describe our monitoring coverage, not the river's entire length or catchment. The list is alphabetical.

  1. Broye, Payerne (inflow, über Murtensee)

    Discharge · m³/s →Water level · m a.s.l. →Water temperature · °C →

Data source

Specialist sources explain the background. Current readings and timestamps are on the linked measurement pages.