New Zealand Topographic Data Dictionary

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For more information contact the New Zealand National Topo/Hydro Authority. Please note: the metadata presented here is prior to changes agreed with ICSM members and is therefore subject to alteration. Please read the Explanatory Page for explanations of the fields, abbreviations and symbols which have been used.

Object_class	Entity_class	Additional entity class	Object Inheritance
rapid_cl	RAPIDS	Not applicable	simple_line
Object description
An area of broken, fast flowing water in a stream, where the slope of the bed increases (but without a prominent break of slope which might result in a cascade or waterfall), or where a gently dipping bar of harder rock outcrops.
Map image		Digital data image

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Comments

Entity Source	Classification	Seed class	Last updated	Edition number
US Standard Entity	50k topo	not_applicable	23/11/2001	2

Associated Objects

(Where applicable)

river_cl

Object Attributes

(Where applicable)

Attribute

Data type

Attribute description

Attribute values

name

string

"Staircase Rapids"

{empty}