Hydrology and Water Resources Division

DID Malaysia

Station Numbering System

A hydrological station consists of seven digits which can be grouped as follows:

  1. The first four digits denote the grid location according to the grid numbering sytems 60 Latitude and 60 Longitude.
  2. The fifth digits denote the type of station
  3. The sixth and seventh digits from the station number of a particular type of station within a grid square

Example of Station Numbering System:

Latitude

Longitude

Station on map

V V V

31

16

430

The 5th digit shows a streamflow station based on the following station types:

Type number

Description

0 & 1

Rainfall station

2

Climatic station

3

Evaporation station

4

Streamflow station

5

River Suspended Sediment Station

6

River Water Quality Station

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