Raven Hydrological Modelling Framework Version 4.0

Release Date: Feb-2025
Please download the appropriate executable .zip file and the first set of example/tutorial files.

Version 4.0 Executables (standalone)

Raven Executable v4.0 with manual (Windows 64-bit basic)
Raven Executable v4.0 with manual (MacOS basic)
• Raven Executable v4.0n with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v4.0nl with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF and management optimization support)
• Linux/unix/MacOS users will have to compile Raven v4.0n or v4.0nl on their specific machine using flatpak or the source code provided below; g++ makefiles provided;

Raven Tutorials and Example Models

Tutorials #1-5: Basic Raven application
(compatible with v4.0, 32-bit Windows executable included)
• Tutorial #6: Raven routing with NetCDF
  (compatible with v4.0)
• Tutorial #7: Representing reservoir management
  (compatible with v4.0)
• Tutorials: Raven calibration with Ostrich
  (uses v2.8.1, 32-bit Windows,MacOS,Linux executables included)


• Example Model: distributed Liard River Basin model
  (from Brown, G., and J.R. Craig, Multi-gauge calibration of a hydrological model of the Liard river basin, Canadian Water Resources Journal, 2020)
• Example Model: distributed model of Turkey Lakes research station
  (from Ph.D. thesis of M. Han, Improving hydrological process representation in lake and forest dominated waersheds, 2022)

Documentation

• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v4.0 (Manual Only)
• Two-page pdf cheat sheet for common Raven commands

Source Code

• Raven v4.0 source code
  Intended for use with Visual Studio Community Edition 2022, but also provided with Windows/linux/unix/MacOS g++ makefile and CMake configuration file. Note unconventional two-space tabbing conventions.
• Github site
  The active development version of the source code is now on github. Feel free to contact us if you are interested in contributing!

Version 3.8.1 (Archived; Released Jan-2024)

• Raven Executable v3.8.1 with manual (Windows 64-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.8.1 with manual (Windows 32-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.8.1 with manual (MacOS)
• Raven Executable v3.8.1n with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v3.8.1n with manual (MacOS w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v3.8.1 (Manual Only)
• Raven v3.8.1 source code
  

Version 3.7 (Archived; Released May-2023)

• Raven Executable v3.7 with manual (Windows 64-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.7 with manual (Windows 32-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.7 with manual (MacOS)
• Raven Executable v3.7n with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v3.7n with manual (MacOS w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v3.7 (Manual Only)
• Raven v3.7 source code
  

Version 3.6 (Archived; Released Jan-2023)

• Raven Executable v3.6 with manual (Windows 64-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.6 with manual (Windows 32-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.6 with manual (MacOS)
• Raven Executable v3.6n with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v3.6n with manual (MacOS w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v3.6 (Manual Only)
• Raven v3.6 source code
  

Version 3.5 (Archived; Released Jan-2022)

• Raven Executable v3.5 with manual (Windows 64-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.5 with manual (Windows 32-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.5 with manual (MacOS)
• Raven Executable v3.5n with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v3.5n with manual (MacOS w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v3.5 (Manual Only)
• Raven v3.5 source code
  

Version 3.0.4 (Archived; Released Feb-2021)

• Raven Executable v3.0.4 with manual (Windows 64-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.0.4 with manual (Windows 32-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.0.4 with manual (MacOS)
• Raven Executable v3.0.4n with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v3.0.4n with manual (MacOS w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v3.0.4 (Manual Only)
• Raven v3.0.4 source code
  

Version 3.0 (Archived; Released May-2020)

• Raven Executable v3.0 with manual (Windows 64-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.0 with manual (Windows 32-bit)
• Raven Executable v3.0 with manual (Linux/Unix)
• Raven Executable v3.0 with manual (MacOS)
• Raven Executable v3.0n with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v3.0n with manual (Linux/Unix w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v3.0n with manual (MacOS w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v3.0 (Manual Only)
• Raven v3.0 source code
  

Version 2.9.2 (Archived; Released Feb-2019)

• Raven Executable v2.9.2 with manual (Windows 64-bit)
• Raven Executable v2.9.2 with manual (Windows 32-bit)
• Raven Executable v2.9.2 with manual (Linux/Unix)
• Raven Executable v2.9.2 with manual (MacOS)
• Raven Executable v2.9.2n with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v2.9.2n with manual (Linux/Unix w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v2.9.2n with manual (MacOS w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v2.9.1 (Manual Only)
• Raven v2.9.2 source code
  

Version 2.8.1 (Archived; Released Jul-2018)

• Raven Executable v2.8.1 with manual (Windows 64-bit)
• Raven Executable v2.8.1 with manual (Windows 32-bit)
• Raven Executable v2.8.1 with manual (Linux/Unix)
• Raven Executable v2.8.1 with manual (MacOS)
• Raven Executable v2.8.1n with manual (Windows 64-bit w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v2.8.1n with manual (Linux/Unix w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v2.8.1n with manual (MacOS w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v2.8 (Manual Only)
• Raven v2.8.1 source code
  

Version 2.7 (Archived; Released May-2017)

• Raven Executable v2.7 with manual (Windows 64-bit)
• Raven Executable v2.7 with manual (Windows 32-bit)
• Raven Executable v2.7 with manual (Linux/Unix)
• Raven Executable v2.7 with manual (MacOS)
• Raven Executable v2.7 with manual (CYGWIN)
• Raven Executable v2.7n with manual (Linux/Unix w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v2.7n with manual (MacOS w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven Executable v2.7n with manual (CYGWIN w/ NetCDF support)
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v2.7 (manual only)
• Raven v2.7 source code
  

Version 2.6 (Archived; Released May-2016)

• Raven Executable (Windows 64-bit) v2.6
  
• Raven Executable (Windows 32-bit) v2.6
  
• Raven Executable (Linux/Unix) v2.6
  
• Raven Executable (MacOS) v2.6
  
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v2.6 (manual only)
• Raven v2.6 source code
  

Version 2.5 (Archived; Released Feb-2016)

• Raven Executable (Windows 64-bit) v2.5
  
• Raven Executable (Windows 32-bit) v2.5
  
• Raven Executable (Linux/Unix) v2.5
  
• Raven User's and Developer's Manual v2.5 (manual only)