GeoDataSource World Water Features Database (Premium Edition) January.2009 is designed as a professional program that contains water feature names in original language and English, feature type classifications, country names in FIPS and ISO, regions and sub-regions. Database in text format suitable for applications requiring a complete list of city names.
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Major Features:
- A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
- A large inland body of standing water
- 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
- 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
- A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground
- An artificial pond or lake
- A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay
- A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material
- A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material
- That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable
- A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas
- An artificial watercourse
- A small standing waterbody
- A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation
- A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge
- A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level
- A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream
- A long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts
- A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships
- A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water
- A canal which serves as a main conduit for irrigation water
- 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
- A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed
- 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
- A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents
- The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows
- A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature
- A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water
- A wetland dominated by tree vegetation
- 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
- A salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides
- A small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land
- A gently inclined underground tunnel bringing water for irrigation from aquifers
- An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation
- A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal
- Large inland bodies of standing water
- An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation
- An inland body of salt water with no outlet
- A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea
- An elevation rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
- A watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels
- An area where vessels may anchor
- A wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants
- A long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water
- A large recess in the coastline, larger than a bay
- A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream
- A depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent
- An artificial waterway carrying water away from a wetland or from drainage ditches
- A relatively narrow, deep depression with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
- A stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened
- A large body of salt water more or less confined by continuous land or chains of islands forming a subdivision of an ocean
- An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline
- A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a stream
- An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
- An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor
- A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material
- A long narrow elevation with steep sides
- An area of open ground overlaid with wet peaty soils
- A dried up or drained area of a former lake
- A large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide
- A relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding
- A crescent-shaped lake commonly found adjacent to meandering streams
- A part of a harbor where ships dock
- A long depression of the sea floor characteristically flat bottomed and steep sided, and normally shallower than a trench
- A relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient
- A seamount having a comparatively smooth, flat top
- Small standing waterbodies
- Elevations rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
- The source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin
- A straight section of a navigable stream or channel between two bends
- An elevation rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
- That part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc.
- A long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep sides
- A broad elevation that rises gently, and generally smoothly, from the sea floor
- Valleys or ravines, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season become watercourses; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East
- A flat, gently sloping or nearly level region
- An extensive linear zone of irregular topography of the sea floor, characterized by steep-sided or asymmetrical ridges, troughs, or escarpments
- A comparatively flat-topped feature of considerable extent, dropping off abruptly on one or more sides
- A buoyed channel of sufficient depth for the safe navigation of vessels
- A navigable narrow part of a bay, strait, river, etc.
- A lake in a crater or caldera
- A flat area, subject to periodic salt water inundation, dominated by grassy salt-tolerant plants
- A surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area
- A conduit used to carry water
- A fishing ground, bank or area where fishermen go to catch fish
- A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material
- A subordinate elevation, ridge, or rise projecting outward from a larger feature
- Surface-navigation hazards composed of consolidated material
- An elongated and comparatively steep slope separating flat or gently sloping areas
- A dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet
- The lower terminus of a wadi where it widens into an adjoining floodplain, depression, or waterbody
- A former stream or distributary no longer carrying flowing water, but still evident due to lakes, wetland, topographic or vegetation patterns
- A continuously sloping, elongated depression commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
- Ponds or enclosures in which fish are kept or raised
- A place where two or more wadies join
- 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
- A ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water
- A horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity
- A waterway between two piers, or cut into the land for the berthing of ships
- A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences
- A narrow break in a ridge or rise
- One of the major divisions of the vast expanse of salt water covering part of the earth
- A relatively smooth feature normally sloping away from the lower termination of a canyon or canyon system
- An elevation rising generally less than 500 meters
- A place where two or more streams or intermittent streams flow together
- A small standing body of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast
- Elevations, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
- A place where hot ground water flows naturally out of the ground
- 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
- A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.
- A small depression of the sea floor
- Diked salt ponds used in the production of solar evaporated salt
- An entire mountain system including the subordinate ranges, interior plateaus, and basins
- A low, isolated, rounded hill
- A tropical tidal mud flat characterized by mangrove vegetation
- Bodies of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
- A low part, resembling in shape a saddle, in a ridge or between contiguous seamounts
- Long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arms of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts
- 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
- A place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off
- Inland bodies of salt water with no outlet
- A surface-navigation hazard composed of coral
- A sloping margin of a stream channel which normally confines the stream to its channel on land
- Shallow coastal waterbodies, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature
- A ditch which serves to drain the land
- A rocky projection or outcrop, commonly linear and near shore
- A channel formed as a result of a stream cutting through a meander neck
- A localized deep area within the confines of a larger feature, such as a trough, basin or trench
- A comparatively elevated area on an icecap
- Elevations rising generally less than 500 meters
- Elevations rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summits
- A turbulent, rotating movement of water in a stream
- A natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water
- An area of breaking waves caused by the meeting of currents or by waves moving against the current
- Hazards to surface navigation composed of unconsolidated material
- Relatively narrow, deep depressions with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
- Continuously sloping, elongated depressions commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
- A valley on the shelf, generally the shoreward extension of a canyon
- The low part of a gap or saddle separating basins
- Coastal indentations between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- Seamounts having a comparatively smooth, flat top
- A type of hot spring with intermittent eruptions of jets of hot water and steam
- A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a wadi
- A closed, linear, narrow, shallow depression
- Small standing bodies of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast
- Long narrow elevations with steep sides
- An elongate (tongue-like) extension of a flat sea floor into an adjacent higher feature
- A gentle slope, with a generally smooth surface, particularly found around groups of islands and seamounts
- An area where a drainage ditch enters a lagoon, lake or bay
- A place where sulphur ground water flows naturally out of the ground
- 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
- A comparatively depressed area on an icecap
- A line along which there is a marked increase of slope at the outer margin of a continental shelf or island shelf
- An inlet which has been filled in, or blocked by deposits
- A region identifiable by a group of similar physiographic features whose characteristics are markedly in contrast with surrounding areas
- A conspicuously curved or bent section of a canal
- Lakes in a crater or caldera
- An annular depression that may not be continuous, located at the base of many seamounts, islands, and other isolated elevations
- A prominent elevation, part of a larger feature, either pointed or of very limited extent across the summit
- A low bulge around the southeastern end of the island of Hawaii
- An area of subdued corrugations off Baja California
- An area drained by a stream
- A deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area
- A small level or nearly level area
- A standing body of water in a cave
- An isolated, extensive, flat-topped elevation on the shelf, with relatively steep sides
- A high tower or spire-shaped pillar of rock or coral, alone or cresting a summit
- A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest
- A linear elevation on an icecap
- A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass
- The low part of an underwater gap or saddle separating basins, including a similar feature at the mouth of a fjord
- A tunnel through which a canal passes
- A relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient
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