CWC Flood Forecasting

CWC Flood Forecasting

MH Specific

Maharashtra River Gauges — Real-time and historical water level and discharge data from river gauging stations across Maharashtra's major river basins (Krishna, Godavari, Tapi)

Build a flood early warning system for Maharashtra rivers that predicts downstream water levels from upstream gauge data.
Homepage

Quick Start

# CWC flood forecasting data
import pandas as pd
# Access from https://ffs.india-water.gov.in/
print('CWC Flood Forecasting: https://ffs.india-water.gov.in/')
print('Real-time river water level data for Maharashtra rivers')
Modality
Tabular (web portal)
Size
Hourly (monsoon), 340 stations nationally
License
Format
CSV
Language
en
Update Frequency
static
Organization
Central Water Commission, Government of India

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
stationstringRiver gauge station name
riverstringRiver name
water_level_mfloatCurrent water level in meters
danger_level_mfloatDanger water level threshold
datetimedatetimeObservation timestamp

Build With This

Create a real-time flood dashboard for Maharashtra showing river levels, forecasts, and evacuation zones on a map
Develop a dam release impact model predicting downstream flood levels when Maharashtra dams release excess water
Build a historical flood pattern analyzer identifying recurring flood-prone periods for Maharashtra river basins

AI Use Cases

Flood forecastingriver discharge predictiondam inflow modelling
Last verified: 2026-03-07