Bolivian Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk and Watershed Analysis

Bolivia's water features exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on the mapped network of rivers and streams.
• Watershed analysis using the delineated water bodies and waterways.
• Creating an environmental basemap context for regional planning from the water features.

Strengths

• Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Data is openly licensed under ODbL-1.0.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:11:05.595274; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bolivia