The Streamflow Prediction Tool for Nepal provides 10-day streamflow forecasts for 519 river segments in Nepal. Each river segment displayed in the map is assigned a unique identifier. Users can click on a particular river segment to display 10-day streamflow forecasts for the river stretch. This tool can be used as part of the decision support system for flood forecasting services and can assist decision makers and managers to provide flood early warnings and response during extreme events. Each river segment displayed in the map interface is colour-coded daily to indicate streamflow in the segment with respect to flood return periods. Blue indicates river flow <= 2-year return period Yellow indicates river flow > 2-year return period Orange indicates river flow > 10-year return period Red indicates river flow > 20-year return period Rivers with streamflow exceeding the threshold for higher return periods are likely to experience flooding. Data The Streamflow Prediction Tool provides predicted estimates by using runoff predictions from the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) routed through the Routing Application for Parallel Computation of Discharge (RAPID) model. The connection between the predicted and hind-casted runoffs is generated using different proprietary and open-source GIS tools. The SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) Initiative at ICIMOD worked together with Brigham Young University to develop a customized Streamflow Prediction Tool for Nepal. The tool is built on Tethys, an open-source framework for developing web-based applications for Earth observation. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), Government of Nepal, provided data on station locations with names. Observational data from selected stations are being used for forecast verification. Analytical tools The web application displays the following layers, which can be toggled on and off: Administrative layers of Nepal Outline River network Province and districts Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) station locations with names Users can view the following parameters upon clicking on any river stretch: Forecast (10-day): Forecast information is generated from 52 ensemble forecasts and shows the average, upper, and lower standard deviations; the maximum and minimum flows; and a single higher resolution forecast (black line). The references can be seen on the right, and the different layers can be turned on and off. The different background colours in the graph represent the flow magnitude between defined return periods. User can further interact with adjoining tabs to access the following information: Historical: This tab displays a graph of simulated historical flows from 1980. Flow-duration: This tab shows information on flow reliability. Download: This tab allows users to download the forecast data and ERA-Interim data as a downloadable CSV file. Explore the tool