This data publication includes results and code from a systematic review of near-term ecological forecasting literature. The study had two primary goals: (1) analyze the state of near-term ecological forecasting literature, and (2) compare forecast skill across ecosystems and variables. We began by conducting a Web of Science search for “forecast*” in the title, abstract, and keywords of all papers published in ecological journals, then screened all papers from this search to identify near-term ecological forecasts. We defined a near-term ecological forecast as future predictions of community, population, or biogeochemical variables ≤ 10 years from the forecast date. To more broadly survey the literature, we then searched all papers that cited or were cited by the near-term ecological forecasts we identified. We performed an in-depth review of all near-term ecological forecasting papers identified through this search process, and recorded forecast skill data for all papers that reported R or R2. Our results indicate that the rate of publication of near-term ecological forecasts is increasing over time and the field is becoming increasingly open and automated. Across published forecasts, we find that forecast skill decreases in predictable patterns and these patterns differ between forecast variables. This data publication includes three products from this analysis: (1) a database of all papers identified in the two searches, including our assessment of whether they included an ecological focal variable, included a forecast, and whether the forecast was near-term (≤10 years), (2) a matrix of all data collected on the near-term ecological forecasts we identified, and (3) a database of R2 values for papers that reported R or R2.

Discharge rates and water temperature of the primary inflow tributary into Falling Creek Reservoir (Vinton, Virginia, USA) were measured at a gauged weir on a 15-minute temporal resolution from 2013 to 2020. Falling Creek Reservoir is a drinking water supply reservoir owned and managed by the Western Virginia Water Authority (WVWA). The dataset consists of discharge rates calculated from a pressure transducer in a rectangular weir (15 May 2013 - 6 June 2019) and in a v-notched weir (7 June 2019 - 07 February 2020) and water temperatures measured at the same site collected by the WVWA. From 22 April 2019 to 07 February 2020 data were also collected from a Virginia Tech-deployed (VT) pressure transducer installed in the same weir(s).

Discharge rates and water temperature of the primary inflow tributary into Falling Creek Reservoir (Vinton, Virginia, USA) were measured at a gauged weir on a 15-minute temporal resolution from 2013 to 2020. Falling Creek Reservoir is a drinking water supply reservoir owned and managed by the Western Virginia Water Authority (WVWA). The dataset consists of water temperatures and discharge rates calculated from a pressure transducer deployed by the WVWA in a rectangular weir (15 May 2013 - 6 June 2019) and in a v-notched weir (7 June 2019 - 09 March 2020) at the same site. From 22 April 2019 to 09 March 2020, water temperature and discharge data were also collected from a Virginia Tech-deployed (VT) pressure transducer installed in the same weir(s).

Discharge rates and water temperature of the primary inflow tributary into Falling Creek Reservoir (Vinton, Virginia, USA) were measured at a gauged weir on a 15-minute temporal resolution from 2013 to 2019. Falling Creek Reservoir is a drinking water supply reservoir owned and managed by the Western Virginia Water Authority (WVWA). The dataset consists of discharge rates calculated from a pressure transducers in a rectangular weir (15 May 2013 - 6 June 2019) and in a v-notched weir (7 June 2019 - present) and water temperatures measured at the same site collected by the WVWA. From 22 April 2019 to 16 December 2019 data were also collected from a Virginia Tech-deployed (VT) pressure transducer installed in the same weir(s).

Discharge rates and water temperature of the primary inflow tributary into Falling Creek Reservoir (Vinton, Virginia, USA) were measured at a gauged weir on a 15-minute temporal resolution from 2013 to 2019. Falling Creek Reservoir is a drinking water supply reservoir owned and managed by the Western Virginia Water Authority (WVWA). The dataset consists of discharge rates calculated from a pressure transducers in a rectangular weir (15 May 2013 - 6 June 2019) and in a v-notched weir (7 June 2019 - present) and water temperatures measured at the same site collected by the WVWA. From 22 April 2019 to 16 December 2019 data were also collected from a Virginia Tech-deployed (VT) pressure transducer installed in the same weir(s).