GBMIM Reservoir Map

An interactive hydrological atlas of 765 reservoirs across South and Southeast Asia. Explore watershed boundaries, downstream river networks, runoff timeseries, and storage data.

765
Reservoirs
765
Watersheds
765
Downstream Paths
10
Countries

New here? See the How to Use page for a quick tour of every feature.

How to Use

A quick tour of the main interactions. Everything happens around the map and the left sidebar.

Step 1
Find a reservoir by ID
Type any part of a numeric ID into the Search field. Matching results appear below — click one to fly to that location and load its data. You can also click any blue marker directly on the map.
Step 2
Explore watershed & downstream
Watershed Downstream
When you select a reservoir, its watershed boundary (green) and downstream river path (orange) are drawn on the map. Toggle either layer with the switches in the sidebar.
Step 3
Read the info card
Below the toggles, the info card shows latitude, longitude, country, basin, and areal impact for the selected reservoir. Click ✕ Clear to deselect and remove the watershed/downstream layers.
Step 4
View runoff time series
Pick a metric — Surface Runoff, Sub-Surface Runoff, or Precipitation — from the dropdown. Runoff is shown as a line chart; precipitation as vertical bars. Hover for the date and value.
Step 5
View storage time series
Storage
Reservoirs with GWW storage data show a separate Storage card (violet border). Select a column from the dropdown to see monthly storage levels.
Step 6
Expand any chart
Click ⛶ Expand on either time series card to open a large fullscreen view with more date ticks and a rich tooltip. Close with , the Esc key, or by clicking outside the box.
Step 7
Switch basemap & opacity
The ≡ Layers button at the bottom-right opens a panel to pick a basemap (Dark, Light, Satellite, Topo, Street, Terrain) and adjust the opacity of the watershed and downstream overlays.
Step 8
Resize the sidebar
Drag to resize
Drag the vertical grip on the right edge to make the sidebar wider or narrower. Double-click it to reset to default width.
Step 9
Light & dark theme
Use the sun / moon button in the top-right of the navbar to switch themes. Every panel and chart adapts automatically.

Tips

Dataset Details

Reservoir locations from GRanD v1.3 supplemented with the GBMIM dataset covering Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna–Irrawaddy–Mekong systems. Watershed delineations use HydroSHEDS DEM at 15 arc-second resolution.

15″
DEM Resolution
WGS84
Coordinate System
GRanD
Primary Source
v1.1
Dataset Version

Contributors

Research team behind the GBMIM dataset.

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Person 1
Lead Researcher · Hydrology & GIS
R
Person 2
Watershed Delineation & Data Processing
I
Institution
Sponsoring Organization

Map Layers

Show Reservoir Region
Show Downstream
Country Borders
Select a reservoir to view details
Runoff & Precipitation
min mean max
Storage
min mean max
Legend
Reservoir
Watershed
Downstream path
Storage data
Country border
▣ Basemap
◕ Opacity
Watershed 15%
Downstream 85%
❖ Country Borders
Thickness 1.5
Opacity 70%
Time Series
min mean max
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