HydroDesktop 1.7.3 was available to download from the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available.
The most frequent installer filenames for the program include: HydroDesktop_1_5_12.exe, HydroDesktop.exe, HydroDesktop_1_4.exe, HydroDesktop_1_5.exe and HydroDesktop_1_6_13.exe etc. The following versions: 1.7, 1.6 and 1.5 are the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users.
The latest version of the software is supported on PCs running Windows XP/7/8/10/11, 32-bit. According to the results of the Google Safe Browsing check, the developer's site is safe. Despite this, we recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus software. HydroDesktop lies within Education Tools, more precisely Science Tools. This free program was originally designed by CUAHSI.
From the developer:
HydroDesktop is a free and open source GIS enabled desktop application that helps you search for, download, visualize, and analyze hydrologic and climate data registered with the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System. It is designed for finding time series of water and climate data submitted by the hydrologic research community as well as water agencies and data curators around the world.
You may want to check out more software, such as Wintree, World Geography Tutor or Solmetric SunEye, which might be similar to HydroDesktop.