Tag:water=drain

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Description
The water covered area of a waterway=drain - an artificial waterway, lined with concrete or similar, used to carry superfluous water. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: water
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Requires
Useful combination
See also
Status: de facto

The tag water=drain is used with natural=water to map the water covered area of a waterway=drain: an artificial waterway, lined with concrete or similar, used to carry superfluous water. Should contain a waterway=drain way inside.

How to map

Draw the drain area area outline.

If the drain is very long, it must be divided into several segments.

Add natural=water and water=drain.

Also map a separate way way with waterway=drain in the direction of water flow. All tags of the drain (like name=* and other supplemental tags) should go to this center line.

Tags used in combination

See also

  • water=moat - A moat: a deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, dug to surround a fortified habitation
  • water=canal - the water area of a canal, a man-made channel for useful water. Contains a waterway=canal way inside.
  • water=ditch - the water area of a ditch, a simple unlined artificial waterway. Contains a waterway=ditch way inside.
  • water=river - the area of a river. Contains a waterway=river way inside.