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River (BH140)

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

RDF: bh140.ttl

Name

River

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A natural flowing watercourse.

Synonyms

Stream

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

LLE Location Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype IntegerMeta
WFR Water Flow Rate — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
WDA Average Water Depth — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
BMC Bottom Material Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype River_bottomMaterialTypeMeta; values: BMC_1 Clay and Silt, BMC_14 Sand, BMC_15 Concrete, BMC_18 Soil, BMC_2 Silty Sands, BMC_3 Sand and Gravel, BMC_4 Gravel and Cobble, BMC_5 Rocks and Boulders, BMC_6 Bedrock, BMC_7 Paved, BMC_9 Sand over Mud
COA Conspicuous Air Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_conspicuousAirCategoryMeta; values: COA_2 Visual, COA_4 Not Conspicuous
COG Conspicuous Ground Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_conspicuousGroundCategoryMeta; values: COG_2 Visual, COG_4 Not Conspicuous
COC Conspicuous Sea Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_conspicuousSeaCategoryMeta; values: COC_2 Visual, COC_4 Not Conspicuous
CAA Controlling Authority — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_controllingAuthorityMeta; values: CAA_17 Public, CAA_3 Private
CDA Covered Drain — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
DZP Deepest Depth Below Surface Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
DIR Directivity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_directivityMeta; values: DIR_1 Unidirectional, DIR_2 Bidirectional, DIR_3 Omnidirectional
FLT Floodlit — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
ZVH Highest Elevation — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ElevationMeasureMeta
HWS High Water Month Interval — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
ISS Isolated — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
LEA Least Depth Below Surface Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
LWS Low Water Month Interval — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
MAS Maintained — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
NVS Navigability Information — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_navigabilityInformationMeta; values: NVS_1 Navigable and Operational, NVS_2 Navigable but Abandoned, NVS_3 Navigable, NVS_4 Navigable with Periodic Restrictions, NVS_5 Not Navigable
OPT Operating Cycle — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_operatingCycleMeta; values: OPT_3 Continuously Operating, OPT_6 Restricted, OPT_7 Never Operating
ORS Operating Restriction — multiplicity 0..*; datatype River_operatingRestrictionMeta; values: ORS_11 Ice, ORS_12 Tide, ORS_3 No Restriction
PAR Partial Feature Indicator — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
PSE Periodic Restriction Month Interval — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
RPA Port Access — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
WVA Predominant Average Water Velocity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
PGW Predominant Gap Width — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
WDH Predominant Maximum Water Depth — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
WVH Predominant Maximum Water Velocity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
WDL Predominant Minimum Water Depth — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
WVL Predominant Minimum Water Velocity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
PWA Predominant Water Depth — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
SHC Safe Horizontal Clearance — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
SHD Shoreline Delineated — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
WD3 Terrain Gap Width — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
TID Tide Influenced — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
LOC Vertical Relative Location — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_verticalRelativeLocationMeta; values: LOC_40 Below Ground Surface, LOC_44 On Surface
WCC Watercourse Channel Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_watercourseChannelTypeMeta; values: WCC_1 Channelized Stream, WCC_2 Braided Stream, WCC_3 Gorge, WCC_4 Wadi, WCC_7 Normal Channel
WMT Watercourse Morphology — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_watercourseMorphologyMeta; values: WMT_1 Mouth, WMT_10 Headwaters, WMT_11 Abandoned, WMT_12 Meander, WMT_2 Pool, WMT_3 Bend, WMT_4 Confluence, WMT_5 Cut-off, WMT_6 Reach, WMT_7 Anabranch, WMT_8 Canalized, WMT_9 Distributary
WST Watercourse Sink Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype River_watercourseSinkTypeMeta; values: WST_1 Dissipating, WST_2 Disappearing

Associations

RiverFluidCapacityAndCapabilityInfo → ZI125 Fluid Capacity And Capability Information (0..1)
RiverHydroVertPositioningInfo → ZI025 Hydrographic Vertical Positioning Information (0..1)
RiverLandmarkInfo → LM010 Landmark Information (0..1)
RiverWaterResourceInfo → ZI024 Water Resource Information (0..1)

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_00175 Anabranch
RWO_00399 Bend River
RWO_00483 Braided Stream
RWO_00579 Canalized River
RWO_00652 Channelized Stream
RWO_00792 Confluence River
RWO_00907 Cut-off River
RWO_00997 Disappearing River
RWO_01006 Dissipating River
RWO_01011 Distributary River
RWO_01561 Headwaters
RWO_02144 Meander
RWO_02422 Normal Channel
RWO_02744 Pool
RWO_02993 Reach River
RWO_03119 River
RWO_03121 River Gorge
RWO_03122 River Mouth
RWO_04021 Wadi
RWO_04426 Stream
RWO_05201 Channelised Stream
RWO_05202 Creek

Mappings

osm#waterway-line: BH140 closeMatch waterway=* (line)
osm#waterway-polygon: BH140 closeMatch waterway=* (polygon)
osm#waterway=river-line: BH140 closeMatch waterway=river (line)
osm#waterway=stream-line: BH140 closeMatch waterway=stream (line)
osm#waterway=tidal_channel-line: BH140 narrowMatch waterway=tidal_channel (line)
adv#bh140-ax_fliessgewaesser: BH140 broadMatch AX_Fliessgewaesser
adv#bh140-ax_gewaesserachse: BH140 broadMatch AX_Gewaesserachse