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FeaturevalidFC-0020

River

Feature Concept

Definition

A natural watercourse of substantial flow that discharges into another water body or the sea.

Property concepts

IdentifierNameType
FAC-0003NameAttribute
FAC-0002WidthAttribute
OPC-0001LengthOperation

Categorisation

Hydrographic feature / River

Related concepts

  • FeatureoppositionCanal

    River is a natural watercourse; canal is an artificial watercourse constructed for a purpose.

  • FeatureotherLake

    Lakes and rivers are both hydrographic features but differ in flow regime (standing vs flowing water).

Lifecycle

  1. Added
  2. Accepted
  3. Amended
  4. Statusvalid