Tag:waterway=boat_lift

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Description
Boat lift
Group: waterways
Used on these elements
Status: in use
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A Boat lift is a machine for transporting boats between water at different elevations. This can be effected by vertical movement or a rotational movement.

This tag should not be used to map cranes that are used to lift boats from the water.

How to map

1. Boat lift

Draw a line and add the tag

• waterway=
• lock_name=* - Name

2. Lock chamber

• Draw a surface area and add natural=water + water=lock.

3. Lock_gate

• Draw a line for the Lock_gate and add waterway=lock_gate

4. Building

• building=yes
• name=*

5. Canal bridge

• natural=water + water=canal + bridge=yes

6. Riverbank

• natural=water + water=canal

7. Canal

• waterway=canal

Tags used in combination

• name=*
• maxheight=*
• maxlength=*
• maxwidth=*
• draft=*
• lock:height=*
• CEMT=*

Examples

• 
  vertical boat lift
• 
  Falkirk Wheel (rotational boat lift)
• 
  inclined plane (not a boat lift)
• 
  water slope (type of inclined plane)

See also

• man_made=crane and crane:type=* for cranes that are used to lift boats from the water.