Keywords: hydromorphological survey, surface water bodies, survey unit, survey protocol, channel, riparian zone, floodplain

The process of the water resources management system reforming is taking place in Ukraine according to the Water Framework Directive requirements. New order of the state monitoring of water has come into force on January 1, 2019. Monitoring program includes observations of biological, physico-chemical and hydromorphological parameters. Development of the uniform site investigation protocol is an important stage of hydromorphological monitoring. Such a protocol should be obligatory for the hydrometeorological organizations of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine which are dealing with hydromorphological monitoring. Parameters and characteristics included into the site investigation protocol providing general information concerning the main unit of hydromorphological monitoring of the surface water body of “River” category – channel section, are described in the paper.

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