Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde

About Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde

The Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (BfG) is the federal scientific institute in the fields of hydrology, water use, water quality, ecology, and water protection. Since 1948, the BfG has been advising political decision-makers, including the BMDV, the BMUV, and other ministries, on both long-term issues and short-term decision-making needs in political action. In doing so, the BfG supports the natural and at the same time efficient development of waterways for various societal functions – transport, environment, water management, as well as leisure and recreation. The most important recipient of advice at the operational level is the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV). Through decades of hydrological and ecological practice and activities on federal waterways, the BfG can draw on a valuable pool of digital hydrological information.