Abstract: A method for transferring sediment in a body of water, a discharge element being situated in the body of water, which is connected to a hydroelectric power station by a connecting line in such a way that water may flow through the connecting line, and a device for providing a sediment/water mixture into the connecting line, and the device including a monitor for monitoring the sediment concentration in the provided sediment/water mixture, and a controller connected to the device to control the quantity of the sediment contained in the sediment/water mixture, and the method including: taking sediment; transferring sediment to the device for providing a sediment/water mixture; introducing the sediment/water mixture into the connecting line, the controller activating the device in such a way that the sediment quantity introduced per time interval does not exceed a predefined maximally permissible quantity, the maximally permissible sediment quantity depending on the instantaneous operating mode of the hydroelect