Key:reservoir_type

Description
Type of water basin. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: water
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: in use
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This attribute determines the type of a water basin.

It is used in connection with:

  • natural=water + water=reservoir - An artificial lake which may be used to store water. Usually formed by a dam over a natural water course
  • landuse=reservoir - An artificial lake which may be used to store water

Values

Tag Description
=water_storage This tag is deprecated. See Proposed features/Reservoir for details.
=sewage Used to tag sewage ponds.
=tailings This tag is deprecated and has been replaced with man_made=tailings_pond.
=evaporator This tag is deprecated and has been replaced with basin=evaporation or landuse=salt_pond.

See also

  • man_made=reservoir_covered - A covered reservoir is a large man-made tank for holding fresh water
  • landuse=basin - An area of land artificially graded to hold water
    • basin=infiltration - A special basin used for infiltration of rainwater into the groundwater
    • basin=detention - A detention basin catches storm water and allows it to drain slowly into natural waterways
    • basin=retention - A retention basin catches stormwater and retains it, forming an artificial pond
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