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

[Paul Allen]

On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 21:50, Kevin Kenny <kevin.b.kenny at gmail.com> wrote:

I don't think I've had the situation come up, but if it did, I'd probably
> map the riverbank only once, and split the river at the fall and at the
> outlet of the pool. Do the ordinary waterway=riverbank or water=river
> mapping for the river as a whole, and create a multipolygon (probably
> tagged natural=water water=pond) to represent the pool.
>
> I've seen only one plunge pool.  And that was dammed to turn it into a
mill pond.
But I've seen many stream pools that I've yet to map properly.  They're
usually named, because they are of significance to anglers or boat
builders.  It's easier to do it your way, unless you want to name the pool.

-- 
Paul
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