FlowTracker

FlowTracker is not affiliated with any government entity. It’s developed independently by AWARD (006-821-NPO) with water-sector partners. FlowTracker provides water-resource analyses and visualizations for South African river systems including the Limpopo, Olifants, Inkomati and uMhlathuze. Data sources (independent analyses from public datasets): – SA Government monitoring: https://www.dws.gov.za/Hydrology/ – Catchment agencies: https://www.iucma.co.za – Research networks: https://award.org.za – GloFAS (Copernicus/EC): https://global-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/ – ECMWF weather data: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts – CHIRPS rainfall (UCSB): https://www.chc.ucsb.edu/data/chirps Key features – Current river flow conditions from 200+ monitoring stations – Historical context for today’s water levels and rainfall – Dam levels with trends – Submit field observations with photo capture – Updated several times per day FlowTracker processes public hydrological and meteorological data to show current conditions in context, supporting water-resource decisions across agriculture, municipalities, research, and environmental monitoring. Attribution: Analyses incorporate data from GloFAS (© Copernicus Emergency Management Service) and ECMWF under CC licenses, modified by AWARD. CHIRPS data courtesy of the Climate Hazards Center, UC Santa Barbara. Support: flowtracker@award.org.za Web: https://award.org.za Note: Coverage varies by Water Management Area. Data providers are not responsible for interpretations or visualizations in this app; no provider or government entity endorses FlowTracker.