[OSM-talk] Swale (landform)

Clifford Snow clifford at snowandsnow.us
Fri Feb 6 07:12:22 UTC 2015


Has anyone mapped a swale [1], which is a long, narrow, and usually shallow
trough for rainwater filtration? I ran across one yesterday which I mapped
as a natural=water, intermittent=yes and water=swale. Is there is a better
tag for the feature?

You can see it rendered on [2] below. Pictures of the swale are in [3]
below.

Since the swales were in a defined rectangular box, I mapped it as a
polygon.


[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swale_(landform)
[2] http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/47.62258/-122.33053
[3]
http://www.seattle.gov/util/MyServices/DrainageSewer/Projects/SwaleOnYale/ProjectUpdates/index.htm

Thanks,
Clifford
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