Water distribution networks are operated to supply tap water stably, but they suffer from leakage due to various factors, resulting in poor performance. In Korea, IoT-based smart sensors are installed to reduce these leaks, and a large amount of data is collected. In this study, to solve the data uncertainty and verification of the model's field applicability, which were the limitations of previous studies, the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGB) model, which is based on boosting, was selected as the optimal model. This choice was made through hyperparameter optimization using leak detection data obtained from leak detection sensors, as well as data refined through on-site leak detection. The area under the curve_receiver operating characteristic value for each leak class using the XGB model was 0.9955 for class 0, 0.9956 for class 1, and 0.9985 for class 2. In addition, the partial dependence plot of 360 Hz, which has the highest variable importance, was derived from analyzing the influence of the leak detection and classification model on the amount of leak vibration change at 360 Hz. Therefore, it is expected that the real-time data collected through the leak detection sensor can be used to build a GIS-based monitoring system for real-time leak detection by linking the developed model and the location of the leak detection sensor.