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Description

The Global Monthly River Discharge Data Set (RivDIS) contains monthly averaged discharge measurements for 1,018 stations located throughout the world from 1807-1991. The period of record varies widely from station to station with a mean of 21.5 years. The data are derived from the published UNESCO archives for river discharge, and checked against information obtained from the Global Runoff Center in Koblenz, Germany through the U.S. National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder, Colorado.

Product Summary

Platforms
STREAMFLOW STATION
Instruments
STREAM GAUGES
Projects
Hydroclimatology
Spatial Extent

N: 72.12 S: -47.35 E: 176.73 W: -178.5

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1807-01-01 to 1991-09-30
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2756230785-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Discharge/Flow

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Vorosmarty, C. J., Fekete, B. M., & Tucker, B. A. (1998). Global River Discharge, 1807-1991, V[ersion]. 1.1 (RivDIS) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/199 Date Accessed: 2026-10-31

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