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
water_r_cl	WATERCOURSE	Not applicable	simple_line
Object description
Water race; a man-made water channel, often running parallel to the contours, built specifically for the distribution of water to crops, pasture, mining activities etc.
Map image		Digital data image
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Comments
This object was captured as a river_cl and is changed to water_r_cl if found to be so at the time of updating.
Entity Source	Classification	Seed class	Last updated	Edition number
US Standard Entity	50k topo	not_applicable	23/11/2001	2

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Object Attributes

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