HYMOQE

Hydromorphological Quality Elements (HYMOQE)

For the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, the assessment of ecological status of water bodies may be complemented with use of hydrogeomorphological (HYMO) indicators. For inland surface waters these are:

Hydrological regime	River continuity	Morphological conditions
Quantity and dynamics of water flow Connection to groundwater bodies	*River continuity	River depth and width variation Structure and substrate of the river bed Structure of the riparian zone Structure of the floodplain

References:

• Monitoring of natural conditions. Danube River at Bratislava
• Environmental Issues, Dams and Fish migration. Neste River, France
• Wikipedia. Volga River, Russia