RivRetrieve R Package (Brazil and Chile river gauge data access)
Open-source R package and documented workflow to programmatically access and download daily river stage and discharge gauge data from national agencies, currently supporting Brazil, Chile and other countries, harmonising heterogeneous national portals into a single interface.
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At a glance
- Region
- Brazil, Chile (South America)
- Coverage
- National gauge networks (Brazil, Chile, others)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Software
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- river discharge
- streamflow
- river stage
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
Model calibration
Calibrate and test catchment models against observed flow.
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
Automatic QC
Flag gauge errors, shifts and gaps before they reach a report.
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