Africa - Inland Water Bodies (FAO)

Major hydrological basin boundaries across Africa delineated from hydrologically corrected elevation data derived from HydroSHEDS and Hydro1K datasets. Each polygon represents a drainage basin defined by its watershed boundary, with attributes for basin name, area, and sub-basin coding. Use this layer for transboundary water governance, river basin management, flood risk assessment, water resource planning, and catchment-level environmental analysis across Africa. No additional information provided.

Shapefile of inland water bodies in Africa. This dataset originates from the Digital Chart of the World 1:1000000, 1998. The waterbodies for Africa have been characterized (as lake, lagoon, reservoir etc.) and named (if the names were easily available). The data layer contains all the waterbodies that had a name and were not characterized as river. **Data creation:** 2002-05-31 **Supplemental Information:** For a wider distribution and to support other projects at FAO this map is also distributed in a DVD as part of a publication entitled: "Jenness, J.; Dooley, J.; Aguilar-Manjarrez, J.; Riva, C. African Water Resource Database. GIS-based tools for inland aquatic resource management. 2. Technical manual and workbook. CIFA Technical Paper. No. 33, Part 2. Rome, FAO. 2007. 308 p." **Contact points:** Resource Contact: [Jippe Hoogeveen](mailto:Jippe.Hoogeveen@fao.org) Metadata Contact: [AQUASTAT](mailto:aquastat@fao.org) **Data lineage:** The dataset consists of the following information: - GIS generated codes (FID, AF_WTR_ID);- Area of the waterbody (SQKM);- Name of waterbody (NAME_OF_WA);- Type of waterbody (TYP_OF_WA). **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC-BY-4.0) **Online resources:** Download - Water bodies of Africa (ESRI shapefile)

River network of Africa derived from the WWF HydroSHEDS drainage direction and stream network layers at 15 arc-second resolution. Includes major rivers, tributaries and stream networks with basin and sub-basin attribution, Strahler stream order, and upstream area. Use this layer for hydrological analysis, water resource mapping, flood risk assessment, infrastructure planning near waterways, and environmental impact studies across Africa. No additional information provided.

Global lakes and reservoir polygons at 1:10 million scale from Natural Earth, including major inland water bodies worldwide. Includes the Great Lakes, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, and all other significant lakes. Use this layer for inland water mapping, hydrological analysis, environmental assessments, and cartographic base mapping globally. No additional information provided.

Water resources and water infrastructure in Malawi including rivers, lakes, boreholes, wells and water points. Use this layer for water access analysis, WASH programme planning, drought monitoring, flood risk assessment, and water resource management.

Water resources and water infrastructure in Cote dIvoire including rivers, lakes, boreholes, wells and water points. Use this layer for water access analysis, WASH programme planning, drought monitoring, flood risk assessment, and water resource management.