Monthly Flow Rates of World Rivers (except former Soviet Union)

This compilation of monthly river flow rate data, for most of the globe except former Soviet Union countries, was prepared by Byron Bodo from a combination of datasets from UNESCO, WMO GRDC, the RIVDIS by Vorosmarty (1998), and others. The overall average length of period of record is about 26.7 years. About 2/3 of the gauge records have from 10-100+ years of data. The USGS offers the CDROM "Hydro-Climatic Data Network: Streamflow Data Set, 1874-1988". This consists of streamflow data measured at 1659 sites throughout the US and its territories. Daily mean, monthly mean, annual mean, minimum and maximum values of discharge are given for each water year. Stations selected distinguish human influences.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1807-01-01
    End:  2000-12-31

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Temporal Range Begin 1807-01-01
Temporal Range End 2000-12-31
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Related Resource #1 : Global Runoff Data Centre

Related Resource #2 : Water Systems Analysis Group at the University of New Hampshire

Related Resource #3 : Hydrology Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Related Resource #4 : USGS Hydro-Climatic Data Network (HCDN) Dataset
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Author Global Runoff Data Center, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany
AFFILIATED INDIVIDUAL
International Hydrological Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1985-05-08
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/D6571974
Alternate Identifier d552000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category inlandWaters
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Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:26:43Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d552000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Global Runoff Data Center, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany, AFFILIATED INDIVIDUAL, International Hydrological Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (1985). Monthly Flow Rates of World Rivers (except former Soviet Union). NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6571974. Accessed 12 October 2025.

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