HydroSHEDS is a mapping product that provides hydrographic
information for regional and global-scale applications in a consistent
format. It offers a suite of geo-referenced datasets (vector and
raster) at various scales, including river networks, watershed
boundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations. HydroSHEDS
is based on elevation data obtained in 2000 by NASA's Shuttle Radar
Topography Mission (SRTM).
This drainage direction dataset defines the direction
of flow from each cell in the conditioned DEM to its steepest
down-slope neighbor. Values of drainage direction vary from 1
to 128. All final outlet cells to the ocean are flagged with
a value of 0. All cells that mark the lowest point of an endorheic
basin (inland sink) are flagged with a value of -1. The drainage
direction values follow the convention adopted by ESRI's flow
direction implementation: 1=E, 2=SE, 4=S, 8=SW, 16=W, 32=NW,
64=N, 128=NE.
This dataset is at 30 arc-second resolution.
The datasets available at 30 arc-seconds are the Hydrologically
Conditioned DEM, Drainage (Flow) Direction, and Flow Accumulation.
Note that the quality of the HydroSHEDS data is significantly lower for regions above
60 degrees northern latitude as there is no underlying SRTM elevation data available
and thus a coarser-resolution DEM was (HYDRO1k provided by USGS).
HydroSHEDS was developed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Conservation Science Program in partnership with the U.S. Geological
Survey, the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, The
Nature Conservancy, and the Center for Environmental Systems Research
of the University of Kassel, Germany.
Bands
Pixel Size 927.67 meters
Bands
Name
Min
Max
Pixel Size
Description
b1
0*
255*
meters
Drainage direction possible values: 1=E, 2=SE, 4=S,
8=SW, 16=W, 32=NW, 64=N, 128=NE; final outlet cells to the ocean
are flagged with a value of 0 and cells that mark the lowest
point of an endorheic basin (inland sink) are flagged with a
value of 255 (original value of -1)
* estimated min or max value
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
HydroSHEDS data are free for non-commercial and commercial
use. For more information, please refer to the License Agreement.
Citations
Citations:
Lehner, B., Verdin, K., Jarvis, A. (2008): New global hydrography
derived from spaceborne elevation data. Eos, Transactions, AGU,
89(10): 93-94.
HydroSHEDS is a mapping product that provides hydrographic information for regional and global-scale applications in a consistent format. It offers a suite of geo-referenced datasets (vector and raster) at various scales, including river networks, watershed boundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations. HydroSHEDS is based on elevation data obtained in 2000 …
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It defines flow direction from each cell to its steepest downslope neighbor, using values from 1 to 128, with 0 indicating ocean outlets and -1 inland sinks. This dataset, available at 30 arc-second resolution (927.67 meters per pixel), is freely available for both commercial and non-commercial use and can be accessed via Google Earth Engine.\n"],null,["# WWF HydroSHEDS Drainage Direction, 30 Arc-Seconds\n\nDataset Availability\n: 2000-02-11T00:00:00Z--2000-02-22T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [WWF](https://www.hydrosheds.org/)\n\nTags\n:\n[direction](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/direction) [drainage](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/drainage) [flow](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/flow) [geophysical](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/geophysical) [hydrography](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/hydrography) [hydrology](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/hydrology) [hydrosheds](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/hydrosheds) [srtm](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/srtm) [surface-ground-water](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/surface-ground-water) [water](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/water) [wwf](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/wwf) \n\n#### Description\n\nHydroSHEDS is a mapping product that provides hydrographic\ninformation for regional and global-scale applications in a consistent\nformat. It offers a suite of geo-referenced datasets (vector and\nraster) at various scales, including river networks, watershed\nboundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations. HydroSHEDS\nis based on elevation data obtained in 2000 by NASA's Shuttle Radar\nTopography Mission (SRTM).\n\nThis drainage direction dataset defines the direction\nof flow from each cell in the conditioned DEM to its steepest\ndown-slope neighbor. Values of drainage direction vary from 1\nto 128. All final outlet cells to the ocean are flagged with\na value of 0. All cells that mark the lowest point of an endorheic\nbasin (inland sink) are flagged with a value of -1. The drainage\ndirection values follow the convention adopted by ESRI's flow\ndirection implementation: 1=E, 2=SE, 4=S, 8=SW, 16=W, 32=NW,\n64=N, 128=NE. \n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\nThis dataset is at 30 arc-second resolution.\nThe datasets available at 30 arc-seconds are the Hydrologically\nConditioned DEM, Drainage (Flow) Direction, and Flow Accumulation.\n\nNote that the quality of the HydroSHEDS data is significantly lower for regions above\n60 degrees northern latitude as there is no underlying SRTM elevation data available\nand thus a coarser-resolution DEM was (HYDRO1k provided by USGS).\n\nHydroSHEDS was developed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)\nConservation Science Program in partnership with the U.S. Geological\nSurvey, the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, The\nNature Conservancy, and the Center for Environmental Systems Research\nof the University of Kassel, Germany.\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n927.67 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Description |\n|------|-----|-------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `b1` | 0\\* | 255\\* | meters | Drainage direction possible values: 1=E, 2=SE, 4=S, 8=SW, 16=W, 32=NW, 64=N, 128=NE; final outlet cells to the ocean are flagged with a value of 0 and cells that mark the lowest point of an endorheic basin (inland sink) are flagged with a value of 255 (original value of -1) |\n\n\\* estimated min or max value\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nHydroSHEDS data are free for non-commercial and commercial\nuse. For more information, please refer to the [License Agreement](https://www.hydrosheds.org/page/license).\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- Lehner, B., Verdin, K., Jarvis, A. (2008): New global hydrography\n derived from spaceborne elevation data. Eos, Transactions, AGU,\n 89(10): 93-94.\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.Image('WWF/HydroSHEDS/30DIR');\nvar drainageDirection = dataset.select('b1');\nvar drainageDirectionVis = {\n min: 1.0,\n max: 128.0,\n palette: [\n '000000', '023858', '006837', '1a9850', '66bd63', 'a6d96a', 'd9ef8b',\n 'ffffbf', 'fee08b', 'fdae61', 'f46d43', 'd73027'\n ],\n};\nMap.setCenter(-121.652, 38.022, 8);\nMap.addLayer(drainageDirection, drainageDirectionVis, 'Drainage Direction');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/WWF/WWF_HydroSHEDS_30DIR) \n[WWF HydroSHEDS Drainage Direction, 30 Arc-Seconds](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/WWF_HydroSHEDS_30DIR) \nHydroSHEDS is a mapping product that provides hydrographic information for regional and global-scale applications in a consistent format. It offers a suite of geo-referenced datasets (vector and raster) at various scales, including river networks, watershed boundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations. HydroSHEDS is based on elevation data obtained in 2000 ... \nWWF/HydroSHEDS/30DIR, direction,drainage,flow,geophysical,hydrography,hydrology,hydrosheds,srtm,surface-ground-water,water,wwf \n2000-02-11T00:00:00Z/2000-02-22T00:00:00Z \n-67.3 -180 62 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://www.hydrosheds.org/)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/WWF_HydroSHEDS_30DIR)"]]
