Tag:man_made=dyke

man_made = 
Description
An embankment built to restrict the flow of water or other liquids Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: man made
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
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Status: de factoPage for proposal
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An embankment built to restrict the flow of water or other liquids. Also known as a levee.

How to map

Draw a way way along the top of the dike. This is often seen on aerial photographs at the transition between sun and shade. Tag this with man_made=. Optionally, if the dike has a name, you can add this with name=*.

If there is a road/path or railway on top of the dyke, draw the highway or railway and use embankment=dyke instead.

For closable openings in the dyke, for example for a road or railway, see the tag barrier=coupure. The opening can be closed with for example a door, metal bars or sand(bags)

Example of a coupure

See also

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