Global River Sediment Yields Database by FAO

Sediment yield data for rivers and reservoirs worldwide, searchable by river, country, and continent. The database was compiled by HR Wallingford on behalf of the FAO Land and Water Development Division and is currently in a test phase. It provides annual sedimentation records and explanatory data.

Use Cases

• Modeling soil erosion rates by analyzing sediment_yield values across different continents.
• Assessing regional sediment transport patterns by comparing data for specific river names and countries.
• Estimating reservoir lifespan and siltation by correlating annual sediment yield records with geographic locations.
• Analyzing continental-scale sedimentation trends by aggregating data using the continent field.

Strengths

• Global spatial coverage across multiple continents and countries.
• Data compiled by a specialized hydraulics research organization (HR Wallingford) for a UN agency.

Limitations

• The database is described as being in a test phase, indicating potential data instability or incompleteness.
• Specific row counts, column details, and temporal coverage are not provided in the source description.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Land and Water Development Division.

Collection Method

Compiled from different sources by HR Wallingford, UK.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Worldwide rivers and reservoirs.