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Natural Earth Water Vectors
Multi-scale water feature vectors
naturalearthdata.com
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Multiple detail levels
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Shapefiles
- Vector Data
- Coastlines
- Rivers
- Lakes
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: Lakes
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
Sea-level planning
Plan for sea-level rise and storm surge.
Because it has: Coastlines
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
- 02
Release decisions
Optimise releases against inflow forecasts.
- 03
Surge forecasts
Forecast surge and coastal water levels quickly.
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