[Tagging] Definition of lake/pond as applied to stream/plunge pools

[Brian M. Sperlongano]

Discussion on the current reservoir proposal[1] (which seeks to define the
distinction between reservoirs, lakes, and ponds) has brought up the
question of stream/plunge pools[2,3], and how they fit into the lake/pond
definitions.

I've come up with the following text:

"Occasionally a river or stream will form a stream pool or plunge pool,
which are bodies of water that naturally occur along the course of the
waterway. These waterbodies may either be tagged as a lake or (usually)
pond if they are named or significant in size, or else they can be simply
conflated with the river."

Is this distinction satisfactory?  How are folks tagging these features?


[1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Reservoir
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_pool
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plunge_pool
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