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
reservr_poly TANK LAKE simple_area
Object description
Reservoir; receptacle in which a large quantity of water is stored.
Map image Digital data image

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Comments
Some reservoirs have been captured as 'lakes' with an attribute of lake_use = reservoir
Entity Source Classification Seed class Last updated Edition number
US Standard Entity 50k topo reservr_seed 23/11/2001 2

Associated Objects

(Where applicable)

reservr_bdy
reservr_seed

Object Attributes

(Where applicable)

Attribute Data type Attribute description Attribute values
reservoir lid type string  
covered
{empty}