Bulgaria Water Features from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk and Watershed Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports of water features across Bulgaria, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. It is useful for flood-risk modelling, watershed analysis, and providing environmental basemap context.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on the spatial distribution of rivers, streams, and water bodies.
• Watershed analysis based on the network of waterways and natural water features.
• Creating environmental basemap context for other geospatial analyses based on the comprehensive water feature tagging.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14 01:00:02.516807.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:00:02.516807.

Geography

Bulgaria