The International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine basin (CHR) is an organization in which the scientific institutes of the Rhine riparian states formulate joint hydrological measures for sustainable development of the Rhine basin

Die Internationale Kommission für die Hydrologie des Rheingebietes (KHR) ist eine Organisation, in der wissenschaftliche Institutionen der Rheinanliegerstaaten gemeinsam hydrologische Grundlagen für die nachhaltige Entwicklung im Rheingebiet erarbeiten.

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Attendees Rheinblick seminar Deventer

Review of Rheinblick2027 Opening Seminar April 2025

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opening seminar Rb2027

Opening seminar - Rheinblick2027

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Rheinlieder

The Rhine cisis and the war of verses

This crisis is a little known episode in Franco-German relations. Our CHR-member Vazken Andréassian collected this selection of poems together with Renate Westenrieder.

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Rheinblick2027 stakeholder seminar

CHR launches project RheinBlick2027 (2024-2027)

For a long time, the International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR) has been engaged with the investigation of the impacts of climate change on discharge of the Rhine River and its major tributaries.

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Climate change induced discharge scenarios for the Rhine basin

Rhine catchment & climate change - Final report ICPR no. 297 published!

How will the discharge of the Rhine and its tributaries develop in the future?

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Sediment

CHR Sediment paper published in journal Water.

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River mouth Hinter and Vorder Rhine

Annual report of the CHR 2022 published!

The annual report of the CHR 2022 is published and available as downloadable pdf-file under publications.

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participants

Workshop Hydrological Memory of the Rhine

Historical flood and droughts of the Rhine and its tributaries: Inventory and application

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cooling stations

Inventory of impacts of cooling water consumption by power plants within the Rhine Basin

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Situation after the 2021 flood on 19 July on the Ahr (near Müsch), a tributary of the Rhine

Annual report of the CHR 2021 published!

The annual report of the CHR 2021 is published and available as downloadable pdf-file under publications.

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Cover_CHR I no. 28

When the melt water is missing: More often low water expected in the Rhine in the future.

New CHR study confirms the expectation of low flows in the Rhine

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Cover_CHR I no. 28

CHR symposium: Streamflow components will change!

On June 1&2, participants of the CHR symposium discussed future of streamflow components of the river Rhine in Olten/Switserland.

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sediment

CHR sediment project completed; results available

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Flood-water Waal near Nijmegen on 09.02.2020

Annual report of the CHR 2020 published!

The annual report of the CHR 2020 is published and available as downloadable pdf-file under publications.

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Strategy CHR

CHRs new strategy 2020-2030 (available in German, English and French)

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YftR

CHR supports Youth for the Rhine!

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CHR_50

Looking back on our successful 50th anniversary symposium!

Good exchange of contents between stakeholders

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Lobith_Nijmegen_2003

Annual report of the CHR 2019 published!

The annual report of the CHR 2019 is published and available as downloadable pdf-file under publications.

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Rhein/Rhine

Basin-scale morphodynamics of the River Rhine

Free download of recent article on morphodynamics!

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Amsterdam-Rhein-Kanal im Sommer 2018/Amsterdam-Rhine Channel in summer 2018

Annual report of the CHR 2018

The annual report of the CHR with a meteorological and hydrological description of the year 2018 in the Rhine basin has been uploaded to the website. You'll find the report under Publications.

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