Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Water body

Synonyms

Lake, dam

Definition

An enclosed body of water, usually but not necessarily fresh water, from which the sea is excluded.

Comments

See SHORE for the boundary of a water body feature type. See also lagoon.

Table Name

WATER_BODY

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • WATER_BODY_PY
  • WATER_BODY_1M_PY
  • WATER_BODY_1M_ADD_PS_PY

The following have been used in the definition of this feature type

  • European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET), GEneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus (GEMET) online. Sited 30 July 2002. URL updated 10/12/2014

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

  • Geography
Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1012 Area   Optional number(10,2)   square metres Types
1029 Certainty Undoubted fact Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Approximate In the data capture process the feature was evident but its location was not entirely clear
Connector A line that is introduced for data completeness, e.g. a line used to close polygons, to represent missing data or data that is not visible.
Definite High level of confidence that the feature is correctly located.
Inferred In the data capture process the feature was not evident but the location of the feature was inferred
Interpolated The location of the feature was determined by interpolation
Unknown
  Types
1042 Dataset_Id An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to Mandatory number(4)     Types
1045 Date_Capture The date the feature was captured Optional date     Types
1249 Date_Flag The type of date been stored, i.e.whether the date is approximate or definite, and for which component of the date is approximate or definite. Also includes seasons Optional character(50)
label Definition
Appoximate day in a known month and year
Approximate month in a known year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the month and year are valid.
Approximate season of a known year The season must be an Antarctic summer, autumn, winter or spring season. Enter season date with the approximate date of the middle of the season. Eg for spring 2002, enter as 15/10/2002.
Approximate year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid.
Definite day, month and year
Definite month and year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the month and year are valid.
Definite season and year The season must be an Antarctic summer, autumn, winter or spring season. Enter season date with the approximate date of the middle of the season. Eg for spring 2002, enter as 15/10/2002.
Definite year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid.
Pre year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid. The data was sourced before the year listed.
Unknown Value indicating that an attribute is not applicable or that it is impossible to determine
  Types
1272 Gaz_Id Reference number as in national Gazetteer of Antarctica Optional number(10)     Types
1110 Kind   Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Artificial A man-made feature
Combination A feature that was partly formed by nature and partly by man
Natural A feature that was formed by nature
Unknown
  Types
1267 Name Name used to refer or label something. For example waypoints, buildings, and camps. Note: Name does not include SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica placenames. See the attribute SCAR_Name. Optional character(100)     Types
1135 Origin   Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Glacial melt Fed mainly by glacial melt
Non-glacial melt Fed mainly by non-glacial melt and/or precipitation
Other
Unknown
  Types
1150 Q_Info An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. Mandatory number(5)     Types
1163 Rl_of_Top Reduced level of the top of a feature. The Reduced Level or RL of a point is its elevation above an adopted datum, such as Mean Sea Level (MSL). It may be determined by surveying techniques such as levelling. Optional number(10,2)   metres Types
1090 SCAR_Gaz_Id Reference number as in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Mandatory number(10)     Types
1127 SCAR_Name A placename name in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. These names have been contributed by national gazetteers. Mandatory character(100)     Types
1186 Status The state or condition of a feature Optional character(50)
label Definition
Abandoned
Closed
Current
Moved
Non-preferred This dataset has not been superseded but there is another dataset that is the preferred dataset for general use.
Operational
Other
Proposed
Removed
Ruin
Seasonal One or more of the divisions of the year. E.g. summer
Superseded
Under construction
Unknown
Year-round All of the year
  Types
1189 Storage_Type   Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Englacial lake A lake lying upon a glacier
Lake A lake lying on a non-glacial surface that is not fully or partly impounded by snow, firn or ice
Other
Snow/ice dammed lake A lake partly or fully impounded by a barrier of snow, firn and ice. Such barriers may form from the firnification of wind-drifted snow, or by advance of glaciers.
Unknown
Waterhole A small natural depression in which water collects.
  Types
1196 Temporal Of or in or denoting time. For example, the period for which the data has been captured. Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Annual The feature is an annual representation of the feature type
Monthly The feature is a monthly representation of the feature type
Other
Perennial A natural feature that is generally present at all times of the year
Permanent A man-made feature that is continuously present or in use
Seasonal A feature that is present or in use during a certain period of time each year
Temporary A feature that is present only for a limited period of time
Unknown
  Types
1215 Water_Type   Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Fresh
Saline
Unknown
  Types