Tag:water=ditch

water = 
Description
The water covered area of a waterway=ditch - a simple artificial waterway serving as a barrier or for draining surrounding land. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: water
Used on these elements
should not 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)
Requires
See also
Status: de facto
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Tools for this tag

The tag water= is used with natural=water to map the water covered area of a waterway=ditch: a simple artificial waterway serving as a barrier or for draining surrounding land. Should contain a waterway=ditch way inside.

How to map

Draw the ditch area area outline.

If the ditch is very long, it must be divided into several segments.

Add natural=water and water=.

Also map a separate way way with waterway=ditch in the direction of water flow. All tags of the ditch (like name=* and other supplemental tags) should go to this center line.

See also

  • water=moat - A moat: a deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, dug to surround a fortified habitation
  • water=canal - the water area of a canal, a man-made channel for water. Contains a waterway=canal way inside.
  • water=drain - the water area of a drain, an artificial waterway used for carrying superfluous water, lined with concrete or similar. Contains a waterway=drain way inside.
  • water=river - the area of a river. Contains a waterway=river way inside.
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