Key:water_source

Description
Indicates the source of the water for features that provide or use water. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: water management
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)may be used on relations
Documented values: 8
Useful combination

emergency=fire_hydrant

Status: approvedPage for proposal

=* can be used to indicate the source of the water for features that provide or use water.

This tag was initially approved for use in combination with emergency=fire_hydrant, but it has been used for other features as well, such as shelters and campsites.

Values

  • "main" describes a connection to a pressurized water main

Common values

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Further values

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landuse=farmland

Values used in combination with landuse=farmland

Note: So far it has been used almost exclusively in Afghanistan.

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There are also the following keys for irrigation:

Shelters and huts

Sometimes water is hard to find at a site and you have to plan accordingly.

In 2020, a user made the following suggestion: Proposed value water_source=no means that there is no water found nearby. No lakes, streams within 2 km. Consider making sure that all streams, river and lakes in the area is mapped before adding this tag.