Registro de uso y demanda del agua Corantioquia is a registry of water resource users reported to the Corantioquia environmental authority in Colombia. The dataset covers minor water uses that do not require a formal concession, such as small domestic, community, or agricultural activities with reduced volumes. It is published on the datos.gov.co platform and was last updated on 2026-05-18.
Use Cases
- Analyze water allocation by economic sector using the Domestico, Agricola, Pecuario, and Piscicola columns.
- Map minor water sources and their characteristics using Nombre_fuente, Tipo_captacion, and Cota.
- Assess water demand within specific watersheds by aggregating Caudal_total values grouped by Nombre_cuenca.
- Identify seasonal or permanent water usage patterns by comparing the Permanentes and Flotantes columns.
Strengths
- Dataset provides a specific registry for minor water uses, a category often underrepresented in formal water rights data.
- Includes 12 distinct columns covering water source, volume, use type, and location.
- Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.
Limitations
- Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- License and author information are not provided in the input.
Provenance
- Source
- Corantioquia environmental authority, published via www.datos.gov.co.
- Collection Method
- Administrative registry reported by water users for activities not requiring a formal concession.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-18 17:29:27; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Corantioquia region, Colombia.