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Dayflow-PR: High-Resolution Streamflow Reanalysis for Puerto Rico, Version 1.0

    Ganesh R Ghimire | Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Sudershan Gangrade | Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Shih-Chieh Kao | Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Carly H. Hansen | Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Scott DeNeale | Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Description

This dataset presents a high-resolution historical streamflow reanalysis for NHDPlusV2 stream reaches across Puerto Rico (PR) spanning 1950 - 2019. The reanalysis is generated using the calibrated VIC-RAPID hydrologic modeling framework at the Hydrologic Unit Code Sub-basin (HUC08) scale, forced with sub-daily and daily meteorological forcings from Daymet. Runoff is simulated on 1- and 6-km grids, and the resulting total runoff is routed through the NHDPlusV2 river network using the RAPID routing model to produce Naturalized Streamflow Reanalysis. Where complete observational records are available over 1980 - 2019, streamflows are assimilated (substituted) and subsequently routed downstream through the river network to produce Assimilated Streamflow Reanalysis. The dataset includes streamflow outputs from eight distinct hydrologic modeling configurations along with key performanc evaluation metrics at daily and monthly scales, supporting a wide range of water resource applications. This dataset is derived to support the Non-Powered Dam Assessment, as well as 9505 Secure Water Assessment projects for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). For further details, refer to Ghimire et al. (2023), Kao et al. (2024), and Ghimire et al. (2025).

Funding Information

DOE Contract Number

AC05-00OR22725

Originating Research Organization

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office

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Release Date

November 6, 2025

Subject

42 ENGINEERING, 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, 58 GEOSCIENCES, 13 HYDRO ENERGY, 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Keywords

VIC-RAPID Modeling Framework, High-performance computing , Daymet, Assimilation, Hydropower, Non-powered Dams, SECURE Water Act Section 9505 Assessment

Dataset

Dataset Type

ND Numeric Data

Software

Any netcdf reader

Cite This Dataset:

Ghimire, G., Gangrade, S., Kao, S., Hansen, C., DeNeale, S. (2025). Dayflow-PR: High-Resolution Streamflow Reanalysis for Puerto Rico, Version 1.0. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.13139/OLCF/2583869.

Acknowledgements

This research used resources of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is supported by the Advanced Scientific Computing Research programs in the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725.