Gewässerkundlicher Dienst Bayern (GKD): Bavarian Hydrological Service
Official Bavarian hydrological service portal with downloadable time series for river discharge, water level, river chemistry/biology, lake levels, groundwater levels, springs and meteorology across thousands of monitoring sites. Includes a Downloadcenter with measuring-point selection.
gkd.bayern.de
At a glance
- Region
- Germany (Europe)
- Coverage
- Bavaria, Germany
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- river discharge
- water level
- groundwater
- water quality
- meteorology
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
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: groundwater
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
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
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