Water data sources in India

Central Ground Water Board online data portal for visualization of groundwater data from 15,259+ monitoring locations across India including arsenic, nitrate, fluoride, uranium...

Free | India nationwide: 15,259 monitoring locations, quarterly data

India AI-KOSH open government data repository hosting nationwide surface and river water-quality datasets (pH, BOD, DO, heavy metals) collected under Central Water Commission and...

Free | National

India's national AI dataset hub (IndiaAI) entry for CWC reservoir storage levels (billion cubic metres) under the Open Government License India.

Free | India (national)

India AI dataset platform hosting Jal Jeevan Mission / National Rural Drinking Water Programme data on rural household tap water connection coverage across Indian states and...

Free | India (rural)

National waterbodies and reservoir network dataset based on India's Census of Water Bodies, giving number, type and distribution of water bodies to support river-basin planning...

Free | India (national)

AP Water Resources Information Management System

Registration Required | 1.6 lakh groundwater structures

Community-led sustainable groundwater management

Free | Water stressed regions

ISRO geospatial water resources portal for India

Free | Indian subcontinent

Flood monitoring data for Bihar state including real-time river levels for the Ganga, Kosi, Gandak, and other flood-prone rivers, dam operations, and flood damage assessment data.

Free | Bihar State

India's premier organization for groundwater assessment and monitoring, providing data from 22,965+ observation wells monitored quarterly since 1969, along with annual groundwater...

Free | National - 22,965+ observation wells

India's premier technical organization for water resources providing reservoir storage monitoring, river water level and discharge data, and hydrological observations across all...

Free | National - all major river basins, 150+ reservoirs

India's National Water Quality Monitoring Programme data, monitoring 719 rivers at 2,108 locations across 28 states for rivers, lakes, ponds, canals, and groundwater wells

Free | National - 2,108 monitoring stations, 719 rivers

Central Pollution Control Board's dashboard for India's Continuous Real-time Water Quality Monitoring Stations (RTWQMS), reporting live parameters such as pH, dissolved oxygen...

Free | National (real-time river WQ stations, Ganga basin emphasis)

Central Water Commission's real-time flood forecasting platform providing water level observations and flood forecasts for 325 stations across 20 major river basins with 5-day...

Free | National - 325 stations, 20 major river basins

Central Water Commission's reservoir storage monitoring system providing daily updated storage levels for 150+ major reservoirs with inflow/outflow data and historical comparisons

Free | National - 150+ major reservoirs, daily updates

Water resources data for Gujarat state covering dam storage levels, Narmada canal operations, groundwater levels, and water supply infrastructure across the state's semi-arid...

Free | Gujarat State

Gujarat State Water Board comprehensive data

Registration Required | 26 districts water management

India Meteorological Department's portal for downloading gridded temperature and rainfall data at 0.25-degree resolution from 1901-present for climate research

Registration Required | National - gridded data covering entire India, 1901-present

0.25° daily gridded rainfall datasets

Free | 1901-2010 daily rainfall grids

India Meteorological Department Regional Climate Centre for South Asia offering free downloads of the merged satellite (GPM) and gauge daily gridded rainfall dataset (0.25 deg)...

Free | South Asia

IMD rainfall data and statistics

Free | All India rainfall monitoring

OGD platform water datasets

Free | Multiple ministries data

Water Resources Information System

Free | Integrated water data platform

Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation Jal Jeevan Mission portal providing village/district-level rural drinking-water supply coverage data, Har Ghar Jal progress dashboards...

Free | National (India, village/district)

India's Dept. of Drinking Water & Sanitation portal under Jal Jeevan Mission, reporting drinking water quality testing from village-level labs and field kits: coliform, arsenic...

Free | Rural India, all states/districts/villages, ~2020-present

Karnataka Water Management Resource Information System

Free | 30 districts water resources

Real-time hydrometeorological data from Karnataka state including rainfall, reservoir levels, groundwater levels, and weather station data from an extensive network of automated...

Free | Karnataka State

Hydrological data for Madhya Pradesh state including dam and reservoir storage, river flows, and water level data for major basins like the Narmada, Chambal, Betwa, and Son rivers.

Free | Madhya Pradesh State

Groundwater Survey and Development Agency

Free | 36 districts groundwater data

Official Ministry of Earth Sciences response detailing microplastic survey findings conducted through NCCR, NCSCM, NPC, and CIPET across Indian coastal waters and marine...

Free | Indian coastline survey data 2018-2024

Centralized CKAN-based open data platform by the National Water Informatics Centre aggregating water datasets from CWC, CGWB, IMD, NRSC, and state agencies

Free | National - data from 20+ central and state agencies

Water conservation and management data

Free | National water mission data

National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation geoportal providing digitized thematic maps of India including soil types, soil pH, soil texture, geological formations, and...

Free | National thematic soil and geological maps of India

National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning soil resource maps of India including soil type classifications, land capability assessments, and soil health data at state...

Free | National soil resource mapping across Indian states and districts

National Centre for Coastal Research quantifies microplastics in coastal water, sediment, biota, and beach sand along India's east and west coasts.

Free | Entire Indian coastline: east coast, west coast, islands

National Disaster Management Authority collection of state-wise flood hazard atlases for India, mapping satellite-derived flood-prone and inundation areas to support flood risk...

Free | National (state-wise, India)

Desert state comprehensive water data

Free | 33 districts arid zone management

Government of India Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) management information system tracking toilet construction, open-defecation-free status and solid waste management across cities...

Free | India (urban)

State-level groundwater and surface water monitoring portal by Tamil Nadu Public Works Department providing water level measurements and quality analysis for all 38 districts

Free | State-level - all 38 districts in Tamil Nadu

State reservoir flow and storage

Free | Major Tamil Nadu reservoirs

Telangana State open-data datasets from the Irrigation & CAD Department, including reservoir storage levels and source-wise irrigated area, supporting agricultural water supply...

Free | Telangana, India

Water resources data for Telangana state including major project storage levels (Nagarjuna Sagar, Srisailam, Jurala), medium and minor irrigation project data, and groundwater...

Free | Telangana State

Water resources data for Uttar Pradesh covering major canal systems (Ganges, Sharda, Upper Yamuna), dam storage, flood monitoring, and groundwater data for India's most populous...

Free | Uttar Pradesh State

UP comprehensive water resources data

Free | 75 districts water resources

WB irrigation and waterways water data

Free | 23 districts including Sundarbans

IIT Roorkee Hydrology Department research data page hosting large-sample Indian hydrology datasets including sub-daily river discharge products (extending records across Indian...

Free | 200+ Indian gauging stations, 2020 onward

CKAN portal focused on Indian Himalayan-region data, with a groundwater package compiling CGWB/state groundwater level and quality records for hill states, downloadable with...

Free | Indian Himalayan states

CKAN-hosted, FAIR groundwater level dataset for India compiled from CGWB/India-WRIS, covering changes in depth to water level from ~22,965 observation wells measured four times a...

Free | India (national)

CKAN-based portal aggregating Indian groundwater level and quality data compiled from CGWB, State Groundwater Boards and CPCB.

Free | National

Real-time weekly Combined Drought Index monitor for India integrating IMD/CWC hydro-meteorological data, ISRO/NRSC satellite products and global datasets, with district-level...

Free | India, district level

CEPT University online performance measurement system for urban water supply and sanitation in India, with continuous multi-year operational and financial performance data for...

Free | India (800+ cities)

Open knowledge platform for India aggregating water resources datasets, groundwater and water quality data, meteorological archives and management resources for water conservation...

Free | National (India)

Datameet and Centre for Internet & Society open compendium mapping India's open water datasets (CWC, CGWB, state agencies) with direct links and access notes - a curated index for...

Free | India (national)

CKAN dataset on data.opencity.in covering India's 2022 dynamic groundwater assessment - state-level availability, utilization and extraction with...

Free | India (state-level)

CKAN dataset replicating the Ministry of Jal Shakti's 2023 dynamic groundwater assessment at state/district/block level (recharge, extractable resource, extraction...

Free | India (state/district/block)

CKAN dataset on data.opencity.in mirroring the Ministry of Jal Shakti's 2024 dynamic groundwater assessment - state/district-level recharge, extractable resource, extraction and...

Free | India (state/district)

Urban data portal dataset covering water supply for 72 urban local bodies in Telangana - number of connections, water demand (MLD), storage capacity and supply hours.

Free | Telangana, India

ISRO National Remote Sensing Centre thematic soil data layers on the Bhuvan geoportal including soil texture, depth, erosion, drainage, and land degradation maps derived from...

Free | India satellite-derived thematic soil maps

ISRO Space Applications Centre Visualization of Earth Observation Data and Archival System hosting near-real-time SARAL/AltiKa river & reservoir water levels and SMAP-derived 12.5...

Free | India

India Space Research Organisation archive centre providing INSAT, Kalpana, Megha-Tropiques, and Oceansat satellite data for weather monitoring, ocean observations, and water...

Registration Required | Indian Ocean region and South Asia

ISRO groundwater prospects information system

Free | 20 states groundwater mapping

ISRO National Remote Sensing Centre National Database for Emergency Management providing near-real-time satellite-derived flood inundation area maps and disaster documents for...

Free | National (India, event-based)

ISRO/SAC geospatial platform offering satellite-derived water and hydrology products for India and beyond, including water level of waterbodies from satellite altimetry and...

Free | Asia

Climate data portal at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology providing CMIP6 and CORDEX South Asia climate model outputs including historical simulations and future...

Free | South Asia regional climate projections, 1951-2095

Open-access participatory biodiversity informatics platform with 265,000+ species observations including freshwater fish checklists (355 endemic species) and habitat mapping

Free | National - freshwater ecosystems

High-resolution (0.05 degree) long-term gridded monthly precipitation and temperature drought atlas for India spanning 1901-2021, providing standardized drought indices and...

Free | National (India, 0.05 degree grid)

India's premier hydrology research institute conducting research on surface and groundwater hydrology, water quality, flood management, and snow/glacier hydrology with telemetry...

Free | National - multi-basin hydrological research

Independent research and advocacy organization providing data and analysis on dams, rivers, and water resources across South Asia, including dam safety records, environmental flow...

Free | South Asia

Sub-daily discharge data extension

Free | Extended discharge network

Multi-source flood research database

Registration Required | National flood inventory

IPED 0.1° ensemble precipitation

Free | 1991-2020 daily ensemble

SWAT model-ready soil dataset for India containing reclassified soil properties from NBSS&LUP data including hydraulic conductivity, bulk density, available water capacity, and...

Free | India SWAT-compatible soil parameters for watershed modelling

Cleaned, machine-readable time series (2004-2025) of annual groundwater recharge, annual extractable groundwater, extraction, stage of extraction and assessment-unit...

Free | India (state-level)

Compiled year-, month-, week-, state- and reservoir-wise water storage levels of Indian reservoirs monitored by the Central Water Commission, available as structured downloadable...

Limited | India

Year- and reservoir-wise weekly storage levels of India's major reservoirs monitored by the Central Water Commission, structured for analysis with downloads in CSV/XLSX/Parquet.

Free | India (national)