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Water database management requires structured hydrological data determined on the watershed. Different systems were derived in the past for this purpose. An analysis of the systems used in the Danube basin countries is presented and a system developed in Germany is adopted for coding of Danube River Basin. The coding system is derived up to the third level of the watershed for which all major tributaries of the Danube River are given a unique code. Use of the system for integrated water management is discussed.
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Brilly, M. (2010). Danube River Basin Coding. In: Brilly, M. (eds) Hydrological Processes of the Danube River Basin. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3423-6_4
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