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Predominant Waterbody Bank Slope (PWS)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: pws.ttl
- Name
predominantWaterBankSlope- Datatype
- RealInterval
- Definition
- The predominant slope (the slope of at least 50 percent) of the bank, measured from mean water level to the first accessible break in slope above the mean water level.
- Description
- The (percent) slope is determined as the change in depth divided by the horizontal distance over which the change takes place, multiplied by one hundred: ((h2-h1)/d)*100.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Defined by
- DFDD
- Physical quantity
- pureNumber
- Recommended unit
- Percent (%)
- Used by
- BH141 Inland Waterbody Bank
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.