BfG GRDC (Global Runoff Data Centre)
The world's largest archive of river discharge data from over 10,000 stations in 161 countries. Hosted at the German Federal Institute of Hydrology in Koblenz.
portal.grdc.bafg.de
At a glance
- Region
- Germany (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Registration Required
- Category
- International
What's inside
- River Discharge
- Streamflow
- Time Series
- Hydrological
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design flows
Estimate 1-in-50 and 1-in-100 year floods for bridges, culverts and spillways.
Because it has: River Discharge
- 02
Low flows
Set environmental flows and check what is left in the river in a dry year.
- 03
Model calibration
Calibrate and test catchment models against observed flow.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Flow forecasting
Train LSTM-style models on past records to forecast river levels and flow days ahead.
- 02
Ungauged basins
Combine with catchment data to estimate flow where there is no gauge.
- 03
Automatic QC
Flag gauge errors, shifts and gaps before they reach a report.
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