Water data sources in Bangladesh
12 portals, APIs and datasets for Bangladesh, covering water levels, arsenic contamination, borehole data, climate change data and coastal protection. 9 are free to use.
Government (5)
- Bangladesh Flood Forecasting & Warning Centre (FFWC)
Real-time flood forecasting system with 10-day forecasts using satellite imagery, weather radar, and water level data
Free | National Bangladesh river systems
- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics - Environment & Water Statistics
National statistical office providing environmental statistics including water and sanitation data through the Statistical Yearbook and Environment, Climate Change and Disaster...
Free | National household and environmental surveys
- Bangladesh Hydroinformatics and Flood Forecasting Circle
Comprehensive hydrological data and flood forecasting managed by Chief Engineer Hydrology
Free | Bangladesh river basins
- Bangladesh Meteorological Department
Weather and hydrological data
Free | National monitoring network
- Bangladesh Water Development Board
National water resources management
Limited | National water infrastructure
Research (2)
- Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services
Environmental data and GIS
Research | Environmental information systems
- Institute of Water Modelling
Water resources research
Research | Delta and coastal regions
Research Institute (2)
- BGS Bangladesh Arsenic Groundwater Data
British Geological Survey arsenic contamination data from Bangladesh including DPHE/BGS National Hydrochemical Survey of 3,534 boreholes across 61 districts, BWDB monitoring...
Free | 61 of 64 districts, 3,534+ boreholes
- Bangladesh Deltaic Research Center
World's largest river delta studies
Free | Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta
UN Organization (2)
- Bangladesh Rivers (Watercourses) - HDX
Humanitarian Data Exchange dataset of Bangladesh river/watercourse line features (OpenStreetMap-derived, regularly refreshed) usable for hydrology, flood mapping and basin GIS...
Free | Bangladesh (national)
- Bangladesh Waterbodies - HDX
HDX dataset of Bangladesh waterbody polygons (lakes, ponds, wetlands) derived from OpenStreetMap, useful for surface-water extent, flood and water-resource analyses.
Free | Bangladesh (national)
Academic (1)
- High-resolution gridded streamflow for Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (Bangladesh), 1951-2023
9-km daily gridded naturalized streamflow for the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basins over Bangladesh (1951-2023) generated with the VIC-RRM model, plus S2S-based forecast...
Free | Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basins, Bangladesh
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