Lagoon (BH190)

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

Name

Lagoon

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

An enclosed area of salt or brackish water separated from the open sea by some more or less effective, but not complete, obstacle (for example: a sand bank).

Description

The name most commonly used for the area of water enclosed by a barrier reef or atoll.

Synonyms

Reef Pool

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

WDH Predominant Maximum Water Depth — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
WDL Predominant Minimum Water Depth — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
WDA Average Water Depth — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
BMC Bottom Material Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype Lagoon_bottomMaterialTypeMeta; values: BMC_1 Clay and Silt, BMC_11 Coral, BMC_14 Sand, 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_8 Peat, BMC_9 Sand over Mud
PAR Partial Feature Indicator — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
TID Tide Influenced — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
PWA Predominant Water Depth — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta

Associations

LagoonHydroVertPositioningInfo → ZI025 Hydrographic Vertical Positioning Information (0..1)
LagoonLandmarkInfo → LM010 Landmark Information (0..1)
LagoonWaterResourceInfo → ZI024 Water Resource Information (0..1)

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_01849 Lagoon