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🌊 FlowSense: Intelligent River Flow Prediction & Rural Water Allocation

Predict. Preserve. Prosper.

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🧭 Overview

FlowSense is a smart river monitoring and prediction system that combines AI, IoT, Neural Networks, and Geospatial Modeling to analyze shifting river flow patterns in major river systems like the Amazon, Nile, and Yangtze.

Our mission is to detect naturally split-off tributaries and repurpose untapped water sources for rural water security, agriculture, and ecosystem rebalancing — all through real-time sensing, data-driven planning, and predictive intelligence.


🔍 Key Features

  • 📡 Real-time Monitoring with IoT-based sensors
  • 🧠 AI/ML-Powered Flow Prediction (LSTM, CNN)
  • 🗺️ Geospatial Analysis of breakoff patterns (SWAT+GIS)
  • 🌾 Water Reallocation Planner for agriculture & drinking needs
  • 🔁 River Reconnection Engine to redirect flow downstream
  • 📊 Rural Water Security Index for policy impact
  • 🔗 APIs & Dashboards for government & NGOs

🌍 Target Rivers for Initial Research

River Region Challenges Focus
Amazon South America Deforestation, shifting sediments Tributary formation & reallocation
Nile Africa Political water conflict, new dam impacts Water flow forecasting & policy modeling
Yangtze China Damming, flood control, soil erosion Downstream flow optimization

🛠️ Tech Stack

Category Tools & Frameworks
Sensors Raspberry Pi, Flow Meters, Rainfall Gauges, Soil Moisture Probes
Cloud & Data AWS IoT Core, Google Earth Engine, India WRIS, NASA, MODIS, IMD
AI/ML TensorFlow, PyTorch, LSTM, CNN, XGBoost, Keras
Hydrology SWAT+, ArcGIS, QGIS, Soil & Sedimentation Models
Backend/API Flask, FastAPI, AWS API Gateway
Visualization Streamlit, Dash, Grafana, Plotly

🧩 Project Architecture

[ Satellite & IoT Data ] ---> [ Preprocessing Layer ]
                              --> [ SWAT+GIS Modeling ]
                              --> [ LSTM/ML Models ]
                              --> [ Breakage + Path Prediction ]
                              --> [ Water Allocation & Alert System ]
                              --> [ Dashboards & APIs ]

See full architecture diagram here — (include generated image link)


🔬 Use Cases

🔹 1. Detect River Breakaway Points

Predict stress zones and high erosion areas using sedimentation and rainfall data.

🔹 2. Predict New River Flow Paths

Simulate new paths using LSTM models trained on historical & seasonal patterns.

🔹 3. Utilize Split-Off Water

Plan micro-dams, local water storage, and redirection systems for rural needs.

🔹 4. Reconnect Subsidiary to Main Flow

Design infrastructure to reintroduce excess water into main flow downstream.


📈 Project Scope

  • ✅ Pilot Deployment in Indian River Basins (Godavari, Narmada)
  • ✅ National Dashboard for Water Deviation Monitoring
  • ✅ NGO & State-Level Integration for rural outreach
  • ✅ Global Research Extension to Nile & Amazon Deltas

📡 APIs

Endpoint Description
/predict-breakage Returns zones at high risk of tributary formation
/suggest-paths Suggests probable new paths of river flow
/allocate-water Recommends use cases for available split water
/reconnect-path Simulates optimal rejoining flow path
/get-security-index Fetches Rural Water Security Index (RWSI) for a region

🚀 Getting Started

git clone https://github.com/your-org/FlowSense.git
cd FlowSense
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Start local sensor + AI pipeline
python app.py

📚 Research Papers & Citations

  • SWAT+ for Hydrological Modeling
  • "Spatiotemporal Analysis of River Path Dynamics" – Journal of Hydrology
  • "Sediment Flow and River Behavior" – Elsevier

🤝 Partners & Integrations

  • ISRO Bhuvan
  • Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)
  • Rural Agriculture Ministry
  • Local Panchayat Networks
  • AWS Cloud Credits for Research

🌱 Impact

  • 💧 Potential to secure water for 100+ rural districts
  • 🌾 Enhance agricultural yield in rain-fed areas
  • 🧠 Introduce explainable AI into hydrology for policy impact
  • 🛰️ A model for global river delta monitoring

📢 Contributing

We welcome hydrologists, data scientists, developers, and community partners to collaborate!

# Fork, clone, and start a new feature branch
git checkout -b feature/my-contribution

Read CONTRIBUTING.md for full guidelines.


🛡️ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.


✨ Acknowledgments

Special thanks to:

  • ISRO, NASA, and NOAA for satellite data
  • Farmers and water NGOs in India and Brazil
  • Global Water Partnership for guidance

📬 Contact

📧 Email: flowsense@yourdomain.org
🌐 Website: www.flowsense.ai
📍 Location: Global HQ – Bangalore, India | Field Sites – Ethiopia, Brazil, China


FlowSense — Because Water Shouldn't Be Wasted, It Should Be Watched.

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