I've crossed fords on horseback, on foot and in four wheel drive vehicles. "Shallow" is a very relative term. Horses can cross several feet of water, so can people -- if they're determined. For the love of all that's good, please don't add another tag unless you really, really need to. More tags means more work for everyone.
cheers, glenn Adrian wrote: > Phil James wrote: > >> Ford is surely the description that should be used. A ford does not have >> to be constructed to perform that role; it can simply be a shallow point >> on a stream or river that can be crossed by wading/on horseback & c. >> > > and > > Thorir Jonsson wrote: > > "A ford is a place in a watercourse (most commonly a stream or river) > > that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading, on horseback, or in a > > wheeled vehicle." > > Both those definitions of ford use the key word "shallow". Now read the > original question: > > "there is no bridge or ford or anything else that would ease crossing > the stream. It's just a place without bushes and trees and the stream is > relatively small so crossing is easier." > > Doesn't mention shallow anywhere. If a crossing place isn't shallow > relative to the rest of the stream it isn't a ford. > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
