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111 hydrological datasets from 66 providers. Every entry links to the provider's own files and terms.

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Rivers

HydroRIVERS

8.5 million river reaches with discharge and order

WWF / McGillLinesStatic (v1.0)GlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

3D Hydrography Program (3DHP)

Lidar-based flowlines that succeed the NHD

USGSLines and polygonsAnnual releases since 2025United States (growing)API (external)
Rivers

Australian Hydrological Geospatial Fabric

Connected stream network and catchments for Australia

BoM1:250,000 and 9 arc-second DEM derivedStatic (v3)AustraliaDirect download (external)
Rivers

Base Hidrográfica Ottocodificada (Brazil)

Brazil's drainage network with Pfafstetter-coded catchments

ANA1:250,000 to 1:25,000Static (BHO 6)BrazilDirect download (external)
Rivers

EU-Hydro River Network Database

Topologically connected river network for Europe

CopernicusLines and polygonsStatic (v1.3)Europe (EEA38 and UK)Download with free login
Rivers

Free-flowing Rivers of the World

River connectivity status for 12 million km of rivers

Grill et al. (2019)LinesStatic (about 2017)GlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

GRIT Global River Topology

30 m river network with channels that split and rejoin

Wortmann et al. (2025)Lines, nodes and catchment polygonsStatic (v1.0, 2025)GlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

GRWL Global River Widths from Landsat

River centerlines with width for rivers wider than 30 m

Allen and Pavelsky (2018)Centerlines at 30 m spacingLandsat mean annual discharge conditionsGlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

GloRiC Global River Classification

Hydrologic, physio-climatic and geomorphic river classes

WWF / McGillLinesStatic (v1.0)GlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

Hydrography90m

90 m stream network with stream segments as vectors

IGB / Amatulli et al.90 mStatic (2022)GlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

MERIT-Basins

2.94 million river reaches with unit catchments

Lin et al. (2019)Lines and polygonsStatic (v1.0)GlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

NHDPlus High Resolution

1:24,000-scale flowlines with network attributes for the United States

USGS1:24,000Static (updated by region)United States and territoriesAPI (external)
Rivers

NHDPlus Version 2

1:100,000-scale flowlines with routing attributes for the conterminous US

EPA / USGS1:100,000Static (v2.1)Conterminous United States, Hawaii, Puerto RicoDirect download (external)
Rivers

National Hydro Network (Canada)

Canada's inland surface waters at 1:50,000 or better

NRCan1:50,000 or betterUpdated by drainage areaCanadaDirect download (external)
Rivers

Natural Earth Rivers and Lake Centerlines

Cartographic river lines at 1:10m, 1:50m and 1:110m

Natural Earth1:10 million to 1:110 millionStatic (v5)GlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

OS Open Rivers

Connected river network with names and flow direction

Ordnance SurveyGeneralised from OS MasterMap Water NetworkUpdated twice a yearGreat BritainDirect download (external)
Rivers

OpenStreetMap Waterways

The most detailed open river lines, updated continuously

OpenStreetMapLinesContinuously updatedGlobalAPI (external)
Rivers

RiverATLAS

HydroRIVERS reaches with 56 hydro-environmental attributes

WWF / McGillLinesStatic (v1.0)GlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

SWORD SWOT River Database

10 km river reaches and 200 m nodes for rivers wider than 30 m

UNC / Altenau et al.ReachesStatic (v17b, 2025)GlobalDirect download (external)
Rivers

TDX-Hydro and GEOGLOWS v2 Streams

Global stream lines from the 12 m TanDEM-X elevation model

NGA / GEOGLOWSLines and catchment polygonsStatic (released 2023)GlobalDirect download (external)