本文提供了在描述和评估河流水文形态时要记录的特征的指导。它是基于在欧洲开发，测试和比较的方法。其主要目的是提高水文形态学调查方法的可比性，数据处理，结果的解释和呈现。虽然在WFD的报告要求方面特别重要，但其他应用程序的范围也相当广泛。虽然水文形态学依赖于水文学和底层地质学，但该标准主要集中在河流的结构特征和河流连续性上。此外，虽然认识到水文形态学对植物和动物生态学的重要影响，相反地，植物和动物对水体形态的影响，也没有尝试在这一领域提供指导

This document provides guidance on the features to be recorded when characterising and assessing the hydromorphology of rivers. It is based on methods developed, tested, and compared in Europe. Its main aim is to improve the comparability of hydromorphological survey methods, data processing, interpretation and presentation of results. Whilst it has particular importance in relation to the reporting requirements of the WFD, it also has considerably wider scope for other applications. Although hydromorphology is dependent on hydrology and underlying geology, this standard is focused on the structural features of rivers and on river continuity. In addition, whilst recognising the important influence of hydromorphology on plant and animal ecology and, conversely, the influence of plants and animals on hydromorphology, no attempt is made to provide guidance in this area.