The Global Reservoir and Dam Database, Version 1, Revision 01 (v1.01) contains 6,862 records of reservoirs and their associated dams with a cumulative storage capacity of 6,197 cubic km. The dams were geospatially referenced and assigned to polygons depicting reservoir outlines at high spatial resolution. Dams have multiple attributes, such as name of the dam and impounded river, primary use, nearest city, height, area and volume of reservoir, and year of construction (or commissioning). While the main focus was to include all dams associated with reservoirs that have a storage capacity of more than 0.1 cubic kilometers, many smaller dams and reservoirs were added where data were available. The data were compiled by Lehner et al. (2011) and are distributed by the Global Water System Project (GWSP) and by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). For details please refer to the Technical Documentation which is provided with the data.
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Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 70.4 S: -45.88 E: 176.83 W: -153.04 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: SHP |
Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | NOT APPLICABLE | |
Data Center(s): | SEDAC | Instrument(s): | NOT APPLICABLE |
Version: | 1.01 |
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The Global Water System Project (GWSP) holds the copyright of this data set. The GRanD database is freely available for non-commercial use. Users are prohibited from any commercial resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from the authors (Lehner et al. 2011) or GWSP. Users should acknowledge the authors (Lehner et al. 2011) and SEDAC as the distributor as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. GWSP or CIESIN may also request reprints of any publications. For further details regarding acknowledgements, citation, disclaimers, and restrictions please refer to Section 4 of the Technical Documentation which is provided with the data.
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Title: Global Reservoir and Dam Database, Version 1 (GRanDv1): Reservoirs, Revision 01
Publication Date: 2011-12-22
Publisher: Global Water System Project (GWSP)
Author(s): Lehner, B., C. Reidy Liermann, C. Revenga, C. Vorosmarty, B. Fekete, P. Crouzet, P. Doll, M. Endejan, K. Frenken, J. Magome, C. Nilsson, J.C. Robertson, R. Rodel, N. Sindorf, and D. Wisser
DOI: 10.7927/H4HH6H08
Online Resource: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4HH6H08
Title: High-resolution Mapping of the World's Reservoirs and Dams for Sustainable River-Flow Management
Publication Date: 2011-05-31
Author(s): Lehner, B., C. Reidy Liermann, C. Revenga, C. Vorosmarty, B. Fekete, P. Crouzet, P. Doll, M. Endejan, K. Frenken, J. Magome, C. Nilsson, J.C. Robertson, R. Rodel, N. Sindorf, and D. Wisser
Series: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Volume: 9
Pages: 494-502
DOI: 10.1890/100125
Online Resource: https://doi.org/10.1890/100125
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GRAND | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Geodetic Model:
Datum Name | Ellipsoid Name | Semi Major Axis | Flattening Ratio Denominator |
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World Geodetic System 1984 | WGS84 | 6378137 | 298.257224 |
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