Northern Mariana Islands Waterways from OpenStreetMap

Water features across the Northern Mariana Islands region exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and other water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Model flood risk based on mapped waterway and water body locations.
• Conduct watershed analysis using the network of rivers and streams.
• Create an environmental context basemap incorporating lakes, ponds, and canals.

Strengths

• Includes multiple water feature types: rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• 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 and export via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:22:44.707754.

Geography

Northern Mariana Islands