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 | |
| river_cl | WATERCOURSE | Not applicable | simple_line | |
| Object description | ||||
| River centreline; a natural, flowing body of water emptying into an ocean, lake or other body of water and usually fed along it's course by converging tributaries. | ||||
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| Comments | ||||
| See also river_bdy and river_seed, drain_cl, water-race & canal. | ||||
| Entity Source | Classification | Seed class | Last updated | Edition number |
| US Standard Entity | 50k topo | not_applicable | 23/11/2001 | 3 |
(Where applicable)
| floodgte_pnt |
ford_pnt
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rapid_cl
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river_bdy
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river_poly
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river_seed
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soakhole_pnt
| waterfal_pnt |
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(Where applicable)
| Attribute | Data type | Attribute description | Attribute values | ||
| river definition | string | An indefinite entry is used where the position of the object being described cannot be placed within the usual accuracy tolerances. |
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