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Limmat

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Monitoring locations
2
Monitoring area
Switzerland
Measurements
Discharge · Water level · Water temperature

Water knowledge

Understanding Limmat

Lake Zurich is regulated at the Platzspitz weir; the Sihl joins the Limmat there. Readings before and after that confluence therefore represent different amounts of water. Downstream of the city, the Sihl matters alongside the lake's outflow.

This overview includes 2 monitoring stations 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. Limmat, Baden, Limmatpromenade

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

  2. Limmat, Zürich Unterhard (outflow)

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

Data source

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