[OSM-newbies] more canals

[Dave F.]

Bill Condie wrote:
> Sorry to keep banging on about canals, everyone must be sick of them,  
> but I have a big interest in the subject as I have hundreds of miles  
> of them in Thailand.
>
> Problem is, most are irrigations trenches - some man made - from very  
> big to very small. Most aren't canals in the sense of Amsterdam with  
> boats, although some are.
>
> In fact the term "khlong" - the local word - is the perfect one for  
> what these things are.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a tag I could use for these? Something  
> under man_made perhaps? I haven't seen one
>
>
>   
Off the top of my head:
boat=yes/no
width=*

or maybe even drain?
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:waterway%3Ddrain

Cheers
Dave F.