Water Features of Azerbaijan from OpenStreetMap

Azerbaijan's water features, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds, exported from OpenStreetMap. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modeling based on the distribution of rivers, streams, and water bodies.
• Watershed analysis using the network of waterways and natural water features.
• Creating environmental basemaps for context using lakes, ponds, and canals.

Strengths

• Covers multiple water feature types (rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON).
• Sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14.

Geography

Azerbaijan