Datasets

Management

GRanD Reservoirs

Georeferenced large dams and their reservoir polygons

Lehner et al. (2011)PolygonsStatic (v1.3)GlobalDirect download (external)

Observations

ASTER Global Water Bodies Database

30 m water body map produced with ASTER GDEM

NASA / METI30 m2000–2013GlobalDownload with free login

Reservoirs

DAHITI Water Levels

Satellite altimetry water levels for lakes, reservoirs and rivers

DGFI-TUMStation data1992–presentGlobalAPI (external)

Reservoirs

G-REALM

Altimetry water level variations for large lakes and reservoirs

USDA FAS / NASAStation data1992–presentGlobalDirect download (external)

Management

GOODD Dams

More than 38,000 dams digitised from satellite imagery

Mulligan et al. (2020)PointsStaticGlobalDirect download (external)

Reservoirs

GeoDAR

22,560 dams and 21,515 reservoir boundaries

Wang et al. (2022)Points and polygonsStatic (v1.1)GlobalDirect download (external)

Management

Global Dam Watch Database

A harmonised global database of dams and reservoirs

Global Dam WatchPoints and polygonsStatic (v1.0, 2024)GlobalDirect download (external)

Reservoirs

HydroLAKES

1.4 million lake polygons with depth and volume estimates

WWF / McGillPolygonsStatic (v1.0)GlobalDirect download (external)

Reservoirs

Hydroweb.next

Altimetry water levels for rivers and lakes

CNES / TheiaStation data1992–presentGlobalRegistration with provider

Observations

JRC Global Surface Water

30 m surface water occurrence and change since 1984

JRC / Google30 m1984–2021GlobalDirect download (external)

Reservoirs

ResOpsUS

Daily storage, inflow and release for 679 reservoirs

Steyaert et al. (2022)Station data1930–2020Conterminous United StatesDirect download (external)

Observations

SWOT River and Lake Products

Water surface elevation, width and slope from wide-swath altimetry

NASA / CNESRiver reaches, nodes and lakes2023–presentGlobalDownload with free login