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Crib (BD020)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: bd020.ttl

Name
Crib
Kind
FeatureType
Definition
A permanent structure set in the water, typically framed with wooden beams and filled with rocks or boulders that is used to anchor log booms or support other constructions (for example: submerged outfalls, diffusers, or piers).
Description
They may always be dry, submerged, or covered and uncovered. Cribs should not be confused with water intake towers which may sometimes also be termed a 'crib'.
Accepted
2013-10-18
Geometry
point, curve, surface
Subtype of
ZI028 Feature Entity
Attributes
Associations
RWOI terms naming it

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.