This polygon dataset shows water features of India produced from 1-meter high-resolution satellite imagery (2001). Features included in this map are: drainage areas, rivers, canals, islands, and watersheds. This layer is part of the India State Basemap dataset containing district and sub-district boundaries, locations of cities and towns, villages over 5,000 population, highways and metalled roads, rail-routes and railway stations, airports, etc. Census demographic, socio-economic and communications data are also included for some layers. These data are intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production. ML Infomap. (2008). Water Features of India, 2001. ML Infomap. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/rg765zt7618