CAMELS-FR: Large-sample hydroclimatic dataset for France
CAMELS-FR: daily streamflow (≥30 years over 1970-2021) and 11 catchment-scale daily climate variables (from SAFRAN reanalysis and Banque HYDRO) plus catchment attributes spanning topography, hydrology, climate, geology, soil, land cover and human activity for 654 French catchments with limited human influence. Downloadable time-series, attributes and geography ZIPs.
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At a glance
- Region
- France (Europe)
- Coverage
- 654 catchments (France)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- streamflow
- meteorological forcing
- catchment attributes
- time series
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: streamflow
- 02
Low flows
Set environmental flows and check what is left in the river in a dry year.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
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
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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