Irrigation Canals

Name: Ghana Irrigation Canals
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Canals, irrigation ditches and storm drains across Ghana, with width and usage where recorded. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 3023 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵49.003,023 recordsWater

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT
channel_type	TEXT
usage	TEXT
width_m	DECIMAL(10,2)
intermittent	BOOLEAN
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Irrigation Canals
nameTEXT	channel typeTEXT	usageTEXT	width mDECIMAL(10,2)	intermittentBOOLEAN	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
—	Drain	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	—	5.57879	-0.180094	—	—	way/11528078	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Drain	—	4.8	—	Greater Accra Region	Ayawaso East Municipal	—	5.590361	-0.193167	—	—	way/11867935	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Drain	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Ayawaso West	—	5.641831	-0.171021	—	—	way/12151410	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Drain	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Ablekuma Central Municipal	—	5.554506	-0.228088	—	—	way/12700966	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Drain	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	—	5.576899	-0.151683	—	—	way/13073965	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT	channel typeTEXT	usageTEXT	width mDECIMAL(10,2)	intermittentBOOLEAN	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-channel_type-1	example-usage-1	10	true	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-channel_type-2	example-usage-2	20	false	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-channel_type-3	example-usage-3	30	true	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-channel_type-4	example-usage-4	40	false	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-channel_type-5	example-usage-5	50	true	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-channel_type-6	example-usage-6	60	false	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-channel_type-7	example-usage-7	70	true	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-channel_type-8	example-usage-8	80	false	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/irrigation_canals

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 26, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Irrigation canals (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/irrigation-canals

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/irrigation_canals?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/irrigation_canals?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/irrigation_canals",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT

channel_type

TEXT

usage

TEXT

width_m

DECIMAL(10,2)

intermittent

BOOLEAN

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT

channel typeTEXT

usageTEXT

width mDECIMAL(10,2)

intermittentBOOLEAN

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

—

Drain

—

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

—

5.57879

-0.180094

—

way/11528078

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Drain

—

4.8

—

Greater Accra Region

Ayawaso East Municipal

—

5.590361

-0.193167

—

way/11867935

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Drain

—

Greater Accra Region

Ayawaso West

—

5.641831

-0.171021

—

way/12151410

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Drain

—

Greater Accra Region

Ablekuma Central Municipal

—

5.554506

-0.228088

—

way/12700966

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Drain

—

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

—

5.576899

-0.151683

—

way/13073965

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT

channel typeTEXT

usageTEXT

width mDECIMAL(10,2)

intermittentBOOLEAN

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

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true

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example-name-4

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false

example-region-4

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example-name-5

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true

example-region-5

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example-name-6

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example-name-7

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false

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example-locality-8

example-phone-8

example-website-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Irrigation canals (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/irrigation-canals

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/irrigation_canals?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/irrigation_canals?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/irrigation_canals",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]