Water Features Across Israel from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports of water features across Israel, provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Covers multiple water feature types including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:04:31.664961; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Israel