Waterways of Colombia from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk and Watershed Analysis

OpenStreetMap data contains water features across Colombia, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this dataset, which was last updated on 2026-06-19. Coverage reflects volunteer mapping activity, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas potentially sparse.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modeling based on the mapped network of rivers, streams, and canals.
• Watershed analysis and hydrological modeling based on the water body and waterway features.
• Creating environmental basemaps for contextual analysis based on the tagged water features.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map with a global contributor base.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, and GEOJSON for interoperability.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-mapped and remote areas potentially sparse, as noted in the description.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer geographic information (VGI) compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 10:09:04.872135; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia