GeoDataSource World Water Features Database (Gold Edition) April.2009

GeoDataSource World Water Features Database (Gold Edition) April.2009 is an application providing users the complete database of worldwide man-made structural features in text format that is suitable for any applications requiring a comprehensive list of structures and related information such as regions.

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Major Features:

1. Stream. A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
2. Intermittent stream 
3. Lake . A large inland body of standing water
4. 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
5. 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
6. Bay. A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
7. Spring(s). A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground
8. Reservoir(s). An artificial pond or lake
9. Cove(s). A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay
10. Reef(s). A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material
11. Shoal(s).  A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material
12. Marine channel. That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable
13. Waterhole(s). A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas
14. Canal. An artificial watercourse
15. Pond. A small standing waterbody
16. Marsh(es).  A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation
17. Ravine(s). A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge
18. Water tank. A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level
19. Waterfall(s). A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream
20. Fjord. A long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts
21. Harbor(s). A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships
22. Inlet. A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water
23. Irrigation canal. A canal which serves as a main conduit for irrigation water
24. 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
25. Rapids. A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed
26. 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
27. Tidal creek(s) . A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents
28. Channel. The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows
29. 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
30. Strait. A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water
31. Swamp. A wetland dominated by tree vegetation
32. 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
33. Sabkha(s). A salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides
34. Ditch. A small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land
35. Underground irrigation canal(s). A gently inclined underground tunnel bringing water for irrigation from aquifers
36. Bank(s). An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation
37. Distributary(-ies). A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal
38. Lakes. Large inland bodies of standing water
39. Intermittent lake
40. Wetland. An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation
41. Salt lake . An inland body of salt water with no outlet
42. Stream mouth(s). A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea
43. Seamount. An elevation rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
44. Intermittent pond
45. Navigation canal(s). A watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels
46. Anchorage. An area where vessels may anchor
47. Bog(s). A wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants
48. 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
49. Gulf. A large recess in the coastline, larger than a bay
50. Anabranch. A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream
51. Section of stream  
52. Basin BSNU. A depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent
53. Drainage canal. An artificial waterway carrying water away from a wetland or from drainage ditches
54. Canyon.  A relatively narrow, deep depression with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
55. Canalized stream. A stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened
56. Sea.  A large body of salt water more or less confined by continuous land or chains of islands forming a subdivision of an ocean
57. Bight(s). An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline
58. Stream bend. A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a stream
59. Bank.  An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
60. Roadstead. An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor
61. Reef. A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material
62. Intermittent wetland
63. Ridge. A long narrow elevation with steep sides
64. Moor(s). An area of open ground overlaid with wet peaty soils
65. Lake bed(s). A dried up or drained area of a former lake
66. Tidal flat(s). A large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide
67. Mud flat(s) . A relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding
68. Section of intermittent stream
69. Section of lake
70. Oxbow lake. A crescent-shaped lake commonly found adjacent to meandering streams
71. Docking basin. A part of a harbor where ships dock
72. Trough. A long depression of the sea floor characteristically flat bottomed and steep sided, and normally shallower than a trench
73. Valley. A relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient
74. Tablemount (or guyot). A seamount having a comparatively smooth, flat top
75. Ponds. Small standing waterbodies
76. Seamounts. Elevations rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
77. Headwaters. he source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin
78. Reach. A straight section of a navigable stream or channel between two bends
79. Knoll. An elevation rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
80. Lake channel(s). That part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc.
81. Trench. A long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep sides
82. Rise. A broad elevation that rises gently, and generally smoothly, from the sea floor
83. 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
84. Plain. A flat, gently sloping or nearly level region
85. Fracture zone. An extensive linear zone of irregular topography of the sea floor, characterized by steep-sided or asymmetrical ridges, troughs, or escarpments
86. Plateau.  A comparatively flat-topped feature of considerable extent, dropping off abruptly on one or more sides
87. Navigation channel. A buoyed channel of sufficient depth for the safe navigation of vessels
88. Narrows.  A navigable narrow part of a bay, strait, river, etc.
89. Abandoned well
90. Crater lake.  A lake in a crater or caldera
91. Salt marsh. A flat area, subject to periodic salt water inundation, dominated by grassy salt-tolerant plants
92. Section of wadi  
93. Lost river. A surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area
94. Aqueduct.  A conduit used to carry water
95. Fishing area. A fishing ground, bank or area where fishermen go to catch fish
96. Shoal. A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material
97. Spur. A subordinate elevation, ridge, or rise projecting outward from a larger feature
98. Abandoned canal
99. Reefs. Surface-navigation hazards composed of consolidated material
100. Escarpment (or scarp). An elongated and comparatively steep slope separating flat or gently sloping areas
101. Icecap. A dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet
102. Wadi mouth. The lower terminus of a wadi where it widens into an adjoining floodplain, depression, or waterbody
103. Abandoned watercourse. A former stream or distributary no longer carrying flowing water, but still evident due to lakes, wetland, topographic or vegetation patterns
104. Seachannel. A continuously sloping, elongated depression commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
105. Fishponds. Ponds or enclosures in which fish are kept or raised
106. Wadi junction.  A place where two or more wadies join
107. Intermittent salt lake
108. 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
109. Irrigation ditch. A ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water
110. Current. A horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity
111. Dock(s) .  A waterway between two piers, or cut into the land for the berthing of ships
112. Estuary.  A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences
113. Gap. A narrow break in a ridge or rise
114. Ocean, One of the major divisions of the vast expanse of salt water covering part of the earth
115. Intermittent ponds.  
116. Fan. A relatively smooth feature normally sloping away from the lower termination of a canyon or canyon system
117. Hill. An elevation rising generally less than 500 meters
118. Section of canal.  
119. Intermittent lakes .
120. Confluence. A place where two or more streams or intermittent streams flow together
121. Salt pond. A small standing body of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast
122. Banks. Elevations, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
123. Intermittent pool.   
124. Hot spring(s). A place where hot ground water flows naturally out of the ground
125. 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
126. Irrigation system. A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.
127. Hole. A small depression of the sea floor
128. Salt evaporation ponds. Diked salt ponds used in the production of solar evaporated salt
129. Cordillera. An entire mountain system including the subordinate ranges, interior plateaus, and basins
130. Mound .  low, isolated, rounded hill
131. Mangrove swamp. A tropical tidal mud flat characterized by mangrove vegetation
132. Section of reef
133. Streams. Bodies of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
134. Section of harbor.   
135. Intermittent oxbow lake.  
136. Saddle. A low part, resembling in shape a saddle, in a ridge or between contiguous seamounts
137. Fjords. Long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arms of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts
138. 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
139. Seaplane landing area. A place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off
140. Salt lakes . Inland bodies of salt water with no outlet
141. Coral reef(s) RFC 24 A surface-navigation hazard composed of coral
142. Stream bank BNKR 21 A sloping margin of a stream channel which normally confines the stream to its channel on land
143. Lagoons LGNS 17 Shallow coastal waterbodies, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature
144. Intermittent reservoir
145. Section of bank  
146. Drainage ditch. A ditch which serves to drain the land
147. Ledge. A rocky projection or outcrop, commonly linear and near shore
148. Cutoff. A channel formed as a result of a stream cutting through a meander neck
149. Deep. A localized deep area within the confines of a larger feature, such as a trough, basin or trench
150. Icecap dome. A comparatively elevated area on an icecap
151. Hills. Elevations rising generally less than 500 meters
152. Knolls. Elevations rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summits
153. Whirlpool. A turbulent, rotating movement of water in a stream
154. Watercourse. A natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water
155. Section of lagoon.
156. Overfalls. n area of breaking waves caused by the meeting of currents or by waves moving against the current
157. Shoals. Hazards to surface navigation composed of unconsolidated material
158. Canyons. Relatively narrow, deep depressions with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
159. Seachannels. Continuously sloping, elongated depressions commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
160. Shelf valley. A valley on the shelf, generally the shoreward extension of a canyon
161. Sill. The low part of a gap or saddle separating basins
162. Bays. Coastal indentations between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
163. Tablemounts (or guyots). Seamounts having a comparatively smooth, flat top
164. Geyser.  A type of hot spring with intermittent eruptions of jets of hot water and steam
165. Wadi bend. A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a wadi
166. Furrow. A closed, linear, narrow, shallow depression
167. Salt ponds. Small standing bodies of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast
168. Ridges. Long narrow elevations with steep sides
169. Section of waterfall(s). 
170. Tongue. An elongate (tongue-like) extension of a flat sea floor into an adjacent higher feature
171. Apron. A gentle slope, with a generally smooth surface, particularly found around groups of islands and seamounts
172. Ditch mouth(s). An area where a drainage ditch enters a lagoon, lake or bay
173. Sulphur spring(s). A place where sulphur ground water flows naturally out of the ground
174. 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
175. Icecap depression. A comparatively depressed area on an icecap
176. Shelf edge. A line along which there is a marked increase of slope at the outer margin of a continental shelf or island shelf
177. Former inlet. An inlet which has been filled in, or blocked by deposits
178. Province. A region identifiable by a group of similar physiographic features whose characteristics are markedly in contrast with surrounding areas
179. Canal bend. A conspicuously curved or bent section of a canal
180. Crater lakes.  Lakes in a crater or caldera
181. Moat. An annular depression that may not be continuous, located at the base of many seamounts, islands, and other isolated elevations
182. Peak.A prominent elevation, part of a larger feature, either pointed or of very limited extent across the summit
183. Intermittent salt pond(s). 
184. Arch.  A low bulge around the southeastern end of the island of Hawaii
185. Arrugado. An area of subdued corrugations off Baja California
186. Drainage basin. An area drained by a stream
187. Canyon.  A deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area
188. Flat. A small level or nearly level area
189. Underground lake. A standing body of water in a cave
190. Mesa. An isolated, extensive, flat-topped elevation on the shelf, with relatively steep sides
191. Pinnacle. A high tower or spire-shaped pillar of rock or coral, alone or cresting a summit
192. Ridge(s). A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest
193. Icecap ridg.  A linear elevation on an icecap
194. Rock. A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass
195. Sill. The low part of an underwater gap or saddle separating basins, including a similar feature at the mouth of a fjord
196. Canal tunnel. A tunnel through which a canal passes
197. Valleys. A relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient

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