Bureau of Hydrology, Changjiang Water Resources Commission

Established in 1950, the Bureau of Hydrology (BOH), Changjiang Water Resources Commission (CWRC) is a governmental organisation with general water administration function in Changjiang River basin. BOH takes charge of the basin scale monitoring on hydrology, water quality, sediment and river channel morphology. BOH is also the chief compiler of several national hydrological standards and professional standards.

On behalf of the water ministry, on main channel of Changjiang River and its major tributaries, the major responsibilities  of BOH are:

· Organizing/coordinating hydrological activities on major rivers (river stretches) in     the Changjiang (Yangtze) River basin
· Supervising regional/local hydrological works in the basin
· Managing monitoring networks including planning, construction and   management     of hydrological, water resources, river-channel and water quality gauges
· Collecting data on hydrology, river-channel, sediment and water quality
· hydro-meteorological forecasting
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