[Talk-us] USGS Topos, "Draw", "Gulch", etc.

[Mark Wagner]

On Mon, 1 Jun 2020 11:56:57 -0600
Mike Thompson <miketho16 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Do the names on the USGS Topo Maps that end in "Draw", "Gulch", and
> similar terms refer to a stream, or a valley?  I have always assumed
> a stream, and applied the name to waterway=stream in OSM, but perhaps
> that is not correct.

What color is the name?  If it's blue, it refers to a water feature.
If it's black, it could refer to either the water or some other
geographic feature: USGS cartography for this has changed over time.

-- 
Mark