Water Features in Malawi from OpenStreetMap

Water features across Malawi from OpenStreetMap, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas usually well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Flood-risk modelling based on waterway and water body locations.
• Watershed analysis using river and stream network data.
• Creating environmental basemap context for Malawi using lakes, ponds, and canals.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple water feature types tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14.

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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:53:55.501965.

Geography

Malawi