GeoDataSource World Water Features Database (Basic Edition) January.2009

GeoDataSource World Water Features Database (Basic Edition) January.2009 is a smart product which  contains 1,735,065 entries with structural features names in original language and English, feature type classifications, country names in FIPS and ISO, regions, sub-regions, state or First-Order Administrative Division, county or Second-Order Administrative Division, longitude and latitude in degree and decimal, Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate grid and Joint Operations Graphic reference.

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9. Stream: A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
10. Intermittent stream 
11. Lake: A large inland body of standing water
12. Wadi: A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East
13. Well: A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface
14. Bay: A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
15. Spring(s): A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground
16. Reservoir(s): An artificial pond or lake
17. Cove(s): A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay
18. Reef(s): A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material
19. Shoal(s) : A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material
20. Marine channel: That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable
21. Waterhole(s): A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas
22. Canal: An artificial watercourse
23. Pond : A small standing waterbody
24. Marsh(es): A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation
25. Ravine(s): A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge
26. Water tank: A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level
27. Waterfall(s): A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream
28. Fjord: A long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts
29. Harbor(s): A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships
30. Inlet: A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water
31. Irrigation canal: A canal which serves as a main conduit for irrigation water
32. Wells: Cylindrical holes, pits, or tunnels drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface
33. Rapids: A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed
34. Glacier(s): A mass of ice, usually at high latitudes or high elevations, with sufficient thickness to flow away from the source area in lobes, tongues, or masses
35. Tidal creek(s): A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents
36. Channel: The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows
37. Lagoon: A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature
38. Strait: A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water
39. Swamp: A wetland dominated by tree vegetation
40. Pool(s): A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water
41. Sabkha(s): A salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides
42. Ditch: A small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land
43. Underground irrigation canal(s): A gently inclined underground tunnel bringing water for irrigation from aquifers
44. Bank(s): An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation
45. Distributary(-ies): A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal
46. Lakes: Large inland bodies of standing water
47. Intermittent lake 
48. Wetland: An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation
49. Salt lake: An inland body of salt water with no outlet
50. Stream mouth(s): A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea
51. Seamount: An elevation rising generally more than , meters and of limited extent across the summit
52. Intermittent pond
53. Navigation canal(s): A watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels
54. Anchorage: An area where vessels may anchor
55. Bog(s): A wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants
56. Sound: A long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water
57. Gulf: A large recess in the coastline, larger than a bay
58. Anabranch: A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream
59. Section of stream 
60. Basin: A depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent
61. Drainage canal: An artificial waterway carrying water away from a wetland or from drainage ditches
62. Canyon: A relatively narrow, deep depression with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
63. Canalized stream: A stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened
64. Sea: A large body of salt water more or less confined by continuous land or chains of islands forming a subdivision of an ocean
65. Bight(s): An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline
66. Stream bend: A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a stream
67. Bank: An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
68. Roadstead: An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor
69. Reef: A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material
70. Intermittent wetland  
71. Ridge: A long narrow elevation with steep sides
72. Moor(s): An area of open ground overlaid with wet peaty soils
73. Lake bed(s): A dried up or drained area of a former lake
74. Tidal flat(s): A large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide
75. Mud flat(s): A relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding
76. Section of intermittent stream 
77. Section of lake  
78. Oxbow lake: A crescent-shaped lake commonly found adjacent to meandering streams
79. Docking basin: A part of a harbor where ships dock
80. Trough: A long depression of the sea floor characteristically flat bottomed and steep sided, and normally shallower than a trench
81. Valley: A relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient
82. Tablemount (or guyot): A seamount having a comparatively smooth, flat top
83. Ponds: Small standing waterbodies
84. Seamounts: Elevations rising generally more than , meters and of limited extent across the summit
85. Headwaters: The source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin
86. Reach: A straight section of a navigable stream or channel between two bends
87. Knoll: An elevation rising generally more than  meters and less than , meters and of limited extent across the summit
88. Lake channel(s): That part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc.
89. Trench: A long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep sides
90. Rise: A broad elevation that rises gently, and generally smoothly, from the sea floor
91. Wadies: Valleys or ravines, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season become watercourses; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East
92. Plain: A flat, gently sloping or nearly level region
93. Fracture zone: An extensive linear zone of irregular topography of the sea floor, characterized by steep-sided or asymmetrical ridges, troughs, or escarpments
94. Plateau: A comparatively flat-topped feature of considerable extent, dropping off abruptly on one or more sides
95. Navigation channel: A buoyed channel of sufficient depth for the safe navigation of vessels
96. Narrows: A navigable narrow part of a bay, strait, river, etc.
97. Abandoned well
98. Crater lake : A lake in a crater or caldera
99. Salt marsh: A flat area, subject to periodic salt water inundation, dominated by grassy salt-tolerant plants
100. Section of wadi 
101. Lost river: A surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area
102. Aqueduct: A conduit used to carry water
103. Fishing area: A fishing ground, bank or area where fishermen go to catch fish
104. Shoal: A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material
105. Spur: A subordinate elevation, ridge, or rise projecting outward from a larger feature
106. Abandoned canal  
107. Reefs: Surface-navigation hazards composed of consolidated material
108. Escarpment (or scarp): An elongated and comparatively steep slope separating flat or gently sloping areas
109. Icecap: A dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet
110. Wadi mouth: The lower terminus of a wadi where it widens into an adjoining floodplain, depression, or waterbody
111. Abandoned watercourse: A former stream or distributary no longer carrying flowing water, but still evident due to lakes, wetland, topographic or vegetation patterns
112. Seachannel: A continuously sloping, elongated depression commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
113. Fishponds: Ponds or enclosures in which fish are kept or raised
114. Wadi junction: A place where two or more wadies join
115. Intermittent salt lake  
116. Terrace : A relatively flat horizontal or gently inclined surface, sometimes long and narrow, which is bounded by a steeper ascending slope on one side and by a steep descending slope on the opposite side
117. Irrigation ditch: A ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water
118. Current: A horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity
119. Dock(s): A waterway between two piers, or cut into the land for the berthing of ships
120. Estuary: A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences
121. Gap: A narrow break in a ridge or rise
122. Ocean: One of the major divisions of the vast expanse of salt water covering part of the earth
123. Intermittent ponds
124. Fan: A relatively smooth feature normally sloping away from the lower termination of a canyon or canyon system
125. Hill: An elevation rising generally less than  meters
126. Section of canal
127. Intermittent lakes
128. Confluence: A place where two or more streams or intermittent streams flow together
129. Salt pond: A small standing body of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast
130. Banks: Elevations, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
131. Intermittent pool
132. Hot spring(s): A place where hot ground water flows naturally out of the ground
133. Slope: The slope seaward from the shelf edge to the beginning of a continental rise or the point where there is a general reduction in slope
134. Irrigation system: A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.
135. Hole: A small depression of the sea floor
136. Salt evaporation ponds: Diked salt ponds used in the production of solar evaporated salt
137. Cordillera: An entire mountain system including the subordinate ranges, interior plateaus, and basins
138. Mound: A low, isolated, rounded hill
139. Mangrove swamp: A tropical tidal mud flat characterized by mangrove vegetation
140. Section of reef  
141. Streams: Bodies of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
142. Section of harbor  
143. Intermittent oxbow lake
144. Saddle: A low part, resembling in shape a saddle, in a ridge or between contiguous seamounts
145. Fjords: Long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arms of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts
146. Shelf: A zone adjacent to a continent (or around an island) that extends from the low water line to a depth at which there is usually a marked increase of slope towards oceanic depths
147. Seaplane landing area: A place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off
148. Salt lakes: Inland bodies of salt water with no outlet
149. Coral reef(s): A surface-navigation hazard composed of coral
150. Stream bank: A sloping margin of a stream channel which normally confines the stream to its channel on land
151. Lagoons: Shallow coastal waterbodies, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature
152. Intermittent reservoir    
153. Section of bank
154. Drainage ditch: A ditch which serves to drain the land
155. Ledge : A rocky projection or outcrop, commonly linear and near shore
156. Cutoff: A channel formed as a result of a stream cutting through a meander neck
157. Deep: A localized deep area within the confines of a larger feature, such as a trough, basin or trench
158. Icecap dome: A comparatively elevated area on an icecap
159. Hills: Elevations rising generally less than  meters
160. Knolls: Elevations rising generally more than  meters and less than , meters and of limited extent across the summits
161. Whirlpool: A turbulent, rotating movement of water in a stream
162. Watercourse: A natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water
163. Section of lagoon  
164. Overfalls: An area of breaking waves caused by the meeting of currents or by waves moving against the current
165. Shoals: Hazards to surface navigation composed of unconsolidated material
166. Canyons: Relatively narrow, deep depressions with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
167. Seachannels: Continuously sloping, elongated depressions commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
168. Shelf valley: A valley on the shelf, generally the shoreward extension of a canyon
169. Sill: The low part of a gap or saddle separating basins
170. Bays: Coastal indentations between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
171. Tablemounts (or guyots): Seamounts having a comparatively smooth, flat top
172. Geyser : A type of hot spring with intermittent eruptions of jets of hot water and steam
173. Wadi bend: A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a wadi
174. Furrow: A closed, linear, narrow, shallow depression
175. Salt ponds: Small standing bodies of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast
176. Ridges: Long narrow elevations with steep sides
177. Section of waterfall(s)
178. Tongue: An elongate (tongue-like) extension of a flat sea floor into an adjacent higher feature
179. Apron: A gentle slope, with a generally smooth surface, particularly found around groups of islands and seamounts
180. Ditch mouth(s): An area where a drainage ditch enters a lagoon, lake or bay
181. Sulphur spring(s): A place where sulphur ground water flows naturally out of the ground
182. Borderland: A region adjacent to a continent, normally occupied by or bordering a shelf, that is highly irregular with depths well in excess of those typical of a shelf
183. Icecap depression: A comparatively depressed area on an icecap
184. Shelf edge: A line along which there is a marked increase of slope at the outer margin of a continental shelf or island shelf
185. Former inlet: An inlet which has been filled in, or blocked by deposits
186. Province: A region identifiable by a group of similar physiographic features whose characteristics are markedly in contrast with surrounding areas
187. Canal bend: A conspicuously curved or bent section of a canal
188. Crater lakes: Lakes in a crater or caldera
189. Moat: An annular depression that may not be continuous, located at the base of many seamounts, islands, and other isolated elevations
190. Peak: A prominent elevation, part of a larger feature, either pointed or of very limited extent across the summit
191. Intermittent salt pond(s)
192. Arch : A low bulge around the southeastern end of the island of Hawaii
193. Arrugado: An area of subdued corrugations off Baja California
194. Drainage basin : An area drained by a stream
195. Canyon: A deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area
196. Flat: A small level or nearly level area
197. Underground lake: A standing body of water in a cave
198. Mesa: An isolated, extensive, flat-topped elevation on the shelf, with relatively steep sides
199. Pinnacle: A high tower or spire-shaped pillar of rock or coral, alone or cresting a summit
200. Ridge(s): A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest
201. Icecap ridge: A linear elevation on an icecap
202. Rock: A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass
203. Sill: The low part of an underwater gap or saddle separating basins, including a similar feature at the mouth of a fjord
204. Canal tunnel: A tunnel through which a canal passes
205. Valleys: A relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient

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