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Active Archive of Large Floods, 1985-Present

• Global and Regional Analyses

Master Index of Inundation Maps

Dynamic Atlas of the Earth's Surface Water

River Watch

Other Flood Detection Tools

Sample Images and Maps

Ganges/Brahmaputra Regional Flood Management Information System

Staff

Publications

Space-based Measurement of Surface Water Variability

Current Flooding

Click on the map for tabular information and access to inundation maps, 2007-present.

See also watershed-based displays (under development).

 

An Excel .xml version of tabular data for all events, 1985-present, is also available

An Excel .xls version of tabular data for all events, 1985-present, is also available

GIS data, (.mif and .mid files) for all events, 1985-present are available (1,2)

 

The Flood Observatory uses orbital remote sensing to detect, measure, and map river discharge and river flooding, world-wide. Observatory activities include:

• River Watch, a satellite-based flood measurement and hazard mapping system (example).

• Dynamic Atlas of the Earth's Surface Water, a compilation of mapped changing surface water (useful for flood hazard assessments and water resources monitoring).

• Active Archive of Major Floods, 1985 to present (also see current floods, above).

• Rapid Response Inundation Maps, produced and published while floods are underway. Recent examples are:

• Flooding south of Veracruz, Mexico, October 1, 2008
• Flooding in the Uttar Pradesh Region of India 1, September 28,2008
• Flooding in the Uttar Pradesh Region of India 2, September 28, 2008
• Flooding in the Kailali District of Nepal, September 28, 2008
• Flooding Along the Rio Grande and the Conchos Rivers in Texas and Mexico, September 22,2008
• Flooding along the Rio Grande, September 22, 2008
• Flooding along the Rio Grande, September 22, 2008
• Flooding on the Mahanadi River in Orissa, India, September 20

  DFO facilitates maximum practical use of the satellite-based information for disaster relief, risk assessment, and water resources research and monitoring. Your inputs and support are invited.

Flood Observatory Director: Prof. G. Robert Brakenridge, Depts Geography and EarthSciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH USA,03755

Email: Robert.Brakenridge(at)Dartmouth.edu

This work is made possible by data obtained by NASA, JAXA, ESA, and other space agencies, and by funding support from the Earth Surface and Interior Focus Area and the Applied Sciences Program, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, and from the European Commission, through the GDACS project, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy.