I have mapped such areas intended for water storage as "landuse=reservoir". I don't think reservoirs need to be over a natural watercourse. Any water storage area is a reservoir.
On Wed, 1 May 2019, at 12:32 PM, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: > Question that just came to mind after discussions on tagging list. > > Just entered some details for a property in Western Qld, & started to include > a turkey nest dam > https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/water-management/excavated-tanks-farm-dams, but > then thought, what's it actually called? > > Is it a waterway=dam? - not on waterway so wouldn't have thought so > > natural=water + water=reservoir / landuse=reservoir? "A *reservoir* is an > artificial lake is used to store water. Usually formed by a dam over a > natural water course, water then backs up into a natural valley or > depression" so no, not really? > > landuse=basin + basin=retention? "An area of land artificially graded to hold > water" "retention basin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Retention_basin> > catches storm water and retains it, forming an artificial pond" so I guess > that's the best solution, but it doesn't really describe what you're looking > at, because anybody looking for a turkey nest dam isn't going to be looking > for a retention basin & vice versa! > > Oz guidelines don't mention them, just windmills & bores. > > Thanks > > Graeme > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >
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