Qatar Waterways from OpenStreetMap for Flood Risk Modelling

OpenStreetMap exports provide water features across Qatar, including rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and ponds. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote locations.

Use Cases

• Model flood-risk based on mapped waterway networks.
• Conduct watershed analysis using river and stream features.
• Create environmental basemaps incorporating lakes and water bodies.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes features tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

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.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:17:16.541914.

Geography

Qatar