Feature Type Name
Watercourse
Synonyms
Definition
A natural stream arising in a given drainage basin but not wholly dependent for its flow on surface drainage in its immediate area, flowing in a channel with a well-defined bed between visible banks or through a definite depression in the land, having a definite and permanent or periodic supply of water, and usually, but not necessarily, having a perceptible current in a particular direction and discharging at a fixed point into another body of water.
Comments
If a watercourse is represented as a polygon rather than a line, the line data should only be where the watercourse is represented as a line. Ie., there is no line data representing the boundary of the watercouse where it is represented as a polygon.
Table Name
WATERCOURSE
Australia's Implementation Table Names
- WATERCOURSE_PT
- WATERCOURSE_LN
- WATERCOURSE_1M_PT
- WATERCOURSE_1M_PY
- WATERCOURSE_PY
- WATERCOURSE_1M_LN
- WATERCOURSE_1M_ADD_PS_LN
SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Feature Class
10 - Fluvial features - Any kind of fluvial feature
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
| Code |
Name |
Definition |
|
Data type |
Values |
UoM |
Used by these Feature 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
|
| 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
|
| 1150 |
Q_Info |
An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. |
Mandatory |
number(5) |
|
|
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
|
| 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
|
| 1216 |
Watercourse_Type |
Moving, change of place |
Mandatory |
character(50) |
| label |
Definition |
| Creek |
Short arm of a river |
| Rapid |
A steep descent in river-bed, with consequently swift current |
| River |
Copious stream of water flowing in channel to sea or lake or marsh or another river |
| Stream |
Body of water flowing in bed, river or brook |
| Unknown |
|
|
|
Types
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