CRAD: A China Reservoir Attribute Database for Hydrological and Water Resources Applications

The China Reservoir Attribute Database (CRAD) database comprises 5,142 reservoirs with more than 20 attributes, including geographic location, completion year, dam length and height, reservoir area, storage capacity, catchment area, construction purpose, hydropower capacity, and irrigated area. It integrates information from existing global and regional reservoir databases with additional attribute information compiled from government documents, enterprise and professional association materials, academic publications, online encyclopedias, and other web-based sources. Collectively, the database represents 87.5% of China’s total reservoir storage capacity and 62.0% of its installed hydropower capacity. The database is available in both shapefile and comma-separated values (CSV) formats. Detailed descriptions of the database attributes are provided in Readme.csv.