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VECTOR25 Hydrographic network GWN07
Regions and cities, Environment
The layer "Hydrographic network" consists of a directionally oriented line network connected to each other with nodes, and of a table without geometry. Those features which are ...
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Topographical Map (Dufour Map)
Regions and cities, Environment
The first official map of Switzerland. First issued between 1844 and 1864, updated up to 1939. 25 sheets. Map format: 70 x 48 cm = 3360 km2. Representation of the terrain: Shade...
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swissTLM3D Hydrographical network
Regions and cities, Environment, Transport
swissTLM3D hydrographical network contains the watercourses and lake contours of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. It is part of the dataset swissTLM3D. With a ...
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swissTLMRegio Hydrography
Regions and cities, Environment
The topic Hydrography contains the different features connected to water. It consists of 6 feature classes and one table. The lines of "FlowingWater" and "StagnantWater" and the...
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Number of generally accessible charging points in the ‘Flexible’ charging...
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The map shows how many generally accessible charging points should be available in the selected municipality in 2035 in order to meet the charging demand. A charging point is a ...
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Solar irradiation on a horizontal surface
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
The irradiation maps show the solar radiation on a south-facing surface for four different inclinations: Horizontal, 30°, 75° and 90°. The data is based on Switzerland-wide mode...
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Potential use of lakes and rivers for heat extraction and heat discharge
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Lakes and rivers provide a great yet largely untapped source of thermal energy. In Switzerland, this renewable source of energy source could be used for heating (heat extraction...
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National Long-Term Surveillance of Swiss Rivers
Regions and cities, Environment
The National River Monitoring and Survey Programme (NADUF) tracks the concentrations of substances occurring in selected Swiss watercourses. NADUF, launched in 1972, is a projec...
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Basis for determining Q347 flow rate
Regions and cities, Environment
The Water Protection Act specifies how appropriate residual flows can be determined. This applies to new water withdrawals and also to existing withdrawals for which concessions...
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Gauging stations for hydrological study areas
Regions and cities, Environment
Since 1957 the hydrology division of the FOEN has operated a network of hydrological study areas aimed at observing long-term changes in the water regime within Switzerland’s mo...
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Mean runoff (m³/s) and flow regime types for the river network of Switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
For the entire Swiss river network natural runoff (m³/s) values (monthly and annual means) have been modeled and the flow regime types determined. «MQ-GWN-CH» constitutes a data...
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Current drought hazard level
Regions and cities, Environment
The drought warning map shows the current drought hazard (issued at levels 1, 2 and 4) for all regions of Switzerland. The hazard level results from a weekly expert assessment o...
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Current drought situation in Switzerland
Regions and cities, Environment
The map shows the combined drought index for each region. This index summarises in one value the various factors affecting drought: precipitation, modelled soil moisture and dis...
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Base areas (catchment areas) HADES
Regions and cities, Environment
The base areas form the lowest layer of the system of catchment areas that describe Switzerland’s hydrographical structure (Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland, HADES). As many un...
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Database of total bedload (federal government)
Regions and cities, Environment
A bedload transport database for surface waters throughout Switzerland. Following the devastating events of the summer of 1987, which caused major damage in many regions of Swit...
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Hydrological study areas
Regions and cities, Environment
Since 1957 the hydrology division of the FOEN has operated a network of hydrological study areas aimed at observing long-term changes in the water regime within Switzerland’s mo...
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Cantonal & private gauging stations (HADES 5.1.2)
Regions and cities, Environment
This set of data represents the locations of hydrometric gauging stations belonging to cantons (data source: “KANTON”) and private owners (data source: “HADES”). The data was co...
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Balance areas (catchment areas) HADES
Regions and cities, Environment
The balance areas form the middle layer of the system of catchment areas that describe Switzerland’s hydrographical structure (Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland, HADES). They ar...
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HQStat flood statistics
Regions and cities, Environment
Data on flood events is managed and statistically evaluated by the FOEN; the findings are made available in the form of result sheets. A systematic statistical evaluation of flo...