CAMELS-CH Reproducibility Guide and Dataset (Switzerland)
Large-sample hydro-meteorological dataset for hydrologic Switzerland covering 331 basins (1981-2020), with daily streamflow, water levels, precipitation, temperature, snow water equivalent and static catchment attributes. About one-third of catchments extend into Austria, France, Germany and Italy. This project site documents the dataset and full reproducibility pipeline.
camels-ch.github.io
At a glance
- Region
- Switzerland (Europe)
- Coverage
- 331 catchments, 1981-2020
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Academic
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- streamflow
- river discharge
- water level
- snow water equivalent
- catchment attributes
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: streamflow
- 02
Low flows
Set environmental flows and check what is left in the river in a dry year.
- 03
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: water level
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
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
Related water data
- CAMELS-CH: Hydro-meteorological Time Series and Attributes for 331 Catchments (Eawag DORA)Europe | Free
- CAMELS-CH: 331 catchments in hydrologic Switzerland (DORA record)Europe | Free
- CAMELS-DE Processing Pipeline and Data (camels-de.org)Europe | Free
- CAMELS-DK: Hydrometeorological Time Series for 3330 Danish Catchments (GEUS)Europe | Free
- Living Handbook CAMELS-DE Showcase (NFDI4Earth, Germany)Europe | Free
- Switzerland FOEN Hydro Linked Data Service (LINDAS)Europe | Free
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