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Sri Lanka Irrigation Department Hydrology & Disaster Management

National hydro-meteorological information system with 42 permanent gauging stations, 66 peripheral stations, and 106 automated stations for water level and rainfall monitoring

irrigation.gov.lk

At a glance

Region
Sri Lanka (Asia)
Coverage
Sri Lanka nationwide river systems
Access
Free
Category
Government
Last updated
2024

What's inside

  • Water Levels in Rivers/Streams
  • Rainfall Measurements
  • Wind Speed
  • Humidity
  • Temperature
  • Evaporation Data

Terms explained

What you can do with it

Typical work that data of this type supports.

  1. 01

    Design storms

    Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.

    Because it has: Rainfall Measurements

  2. 02

    Model input

    Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.

  3. 03

    Storage tracking

    Follow storage and releases through the season.

    Because it has: Water Levels in Rivers/Streams

Where AI adds value

Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.

  1. 01

    Downscaling

    Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.

  2. 02

    Gauge + satellite fusion

    Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.

  3. 03

    Storage from space

    Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.

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