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FlowDEM

HydroSHEDS Core

Hydrological data and maps based on SHuttle Elevation Derivatives. Conditioned DEM, flow direction and accumulation.

The hydrologically conditioned SRTM elevation, flow direction and flow accumulation grids behind HydroBASINS, HydroRIVERS and HydroLAKES, in regional downloads.

Source
HydroSHEDS (WWF and McGill University)
Resolution
3, 15 and 30 arc-seconds
Data type
Raster
Time span
Static (v1)
Temporal
Static
Access type
Direct download (external)
Formats
GeoTIFF
Coverage
Global land (except Greenland and Antarctica) (-180, -56, 180, 84)
Licence
HydroSHEDS licence (free, attribution required)
Provider page
www.hydrosheds.org/products/hydrosheds

Cite as. Lehner, B., Verdin, K., Jarvis, A. (2008). New global hydrography derived from spaceborne elevation data. Eos, 89(10), 93–94. https://doi.org/10.1029/2008EO100001

Access

linkDownloads by region and resolution

https://www.hydrosheds.org/hydrosheds-core-downloads

curl "https://hydrological.org/api/v1/datasets/hydrosheds/links?bbox=-75,-20,-50,5" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Also available as JSON: links · manifest · dataset record