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Database of worldwide man-made structural features in text format suitable for any applications requiring a comprehensive list of structures and related information such as regions.
 
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GeoDataSource World Water Features Database Basic Edition (WABN) - May 2008 Release

GeoDataSource World Water Features Database Basic Edition contains 1,684,457 entries with structural features names in original language and English, feature type classifications, country names in FIPS and ISO, regions, sub-regions, state or First-Order Administrative Division, county or Second-Order Administrative Division, longitude and latitude in degree and decimal, Univeral Transverse Mercator coordinate grid and Joint Operations Graphic reference.
 
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Features Name Features Code Number of Entries Description
Stream STM 508700 A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
Intermittent stream STMI 105970
Lake LK 87807 A large inland body of standing water
Wadi WAD 69563 A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East
Well WLL 53175 A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface
Bay BAY 33989 A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
Spring(s) SPNG 28251 A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground
Reservoir(s) RSV 11953 An artificial pond or lake
Cove(s) COVE 11884 A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay
Reef(s) RF 11416 A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material
Shoal(s) SHOL 9926 A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material
Marine channel CHNM 7955 That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable
Waterhole(s) WTRH 7788 A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas
Canal CNL 7375 An artificial watercourse
Pond PND 6006 A small standing waterbody
Marsh(es) MRSH 5965 A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation
Ravine(s) RVN 5389 A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge
Water tank RSVT 5261 A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level
Waterfall(s) FLLS 4395 A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream
Fjord FJD 4282 A long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts
Harbor(s) HBR 4263 A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships
Inlet INLT 4174 A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water
Irrigation canal CNLI 4074 A canal which serves as a main conduit for irrigation water
Wells WLLS 3747 Cylindrical holes, pits, or tunnels drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface
Rapids RPDS 3671 A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed
Glacier(s) GLCR 3639 A mass of ice, usually at high latitudes or high elevations, with sufficient thickness to flow away from the source area in lobes, tongues, or masses
Tidal creek(s) CRKT 3556 A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents
Channel CHN 3470 The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows
Lagoon LGN 3310 A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature
Strait STRT 3291 A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water
Swamp SWMP 3142 A wetland dominated by tree vegetation
Pool(s) POOL 2976 A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water
Sabkha(s) SBKH 2620 A salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides
Ditch DTCH 2520 A small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land
Underground irrigation canal(s) CNLSB 2464 A gently inclined underground tunnel bringing water for irrigation from aquifers
Bank(s) BNK 2352 An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation
Distributary(-ies) STMD 2280 A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal
Lakes LKS 2262 Large inland bodies of standing water
Intermittent lake LKI 2184
Wetland WTLD 1865 An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation
Salt lake LKN 1789 An inland body of salt water with no outlet
Stream mouth(s) STMM 1703 A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea
Seamount SMU 1660 An elevation rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
Intermittent pond PNDI 1600
Navigation canal(s) CNLN 1579 A watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels
Anchorage ANCH 1544 An area where vessels may anchor
Bog(s) BOG 1423 A wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants
Sound SD 1392 A long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water
Gulf GULF 1272 A large recess in the coastline, larger than a bay
Anabranch STMA 1160 A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream
Section of stream STMX 1134
Basin BSNU 971 A depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent
Drainage canal CNLD 909 An artificial waterway carrying water away from a wetland or from drainage ditches
Canyon CNYU 873 A relatively narrow, deep depression with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
Canalized stream STMC 860 A stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened
Sea SEA 804 A large body of salt water more or less confined by continuous land or chains of islands forming a subdivision of an ocean
Bight(s) BGHT 803 An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline
Stream bend STMB 798 A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a stream
Bank BNKU 721 An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
Roadstead RDST 704 An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor
Reef RFU 703 A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material
Intermittent wetland WTLDI 686
Ridge RDGU 680 A long narrow elevation with steep sides
Moor(s) MOOR 603 An area of open ground overlaid with wet peaty soils
Lake bed(s) LBED 601 A dried up or drained area of a former lake
Tidal flat(s) FLTT 563 A large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide
Mud flat(s) FLTM 557 A relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding
Section of intermittent stream STMIX 556
Section of lake LKX 472
Oxbow lake LKO 448 A crescent-shaped lake commonly found adjacent to meandering streams
Docking basin DCKB 415 A part of a harbor where ships dock
Trough TRGU 363 A long depression of the sea floor characteristically flat bottomed and steep sided, and normally shallower than a trench
Valley VALU 353 A relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient
Tablemount (or guyot) TMTU 295 A seamount having a comparatively smooth, flat top
Ponds PNDS 278 Small standing waterbodies
Seamounts SMSU 258 Elevations rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
Headwaters STMH 238 The source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin
Reach RCH 236 A straight section of a navigable stream or channel between two bends
Knoll KNLU 228 An elevation rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
Lake channel(s) CHNL 222 That part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc.
Trench TRNU 220 A long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep sides
Rise RISU 219 A broad elevation that rises gently, and generally smoothly, from the sea floor
Wadies WADS 191 Valleys or ravines, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season become watercourses; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East
Plain PLNU 188 A flat, gently sloping or nearly level region
Fracture zone FRZU 187 An extensive linear zone of irregular topography of the sea floor, characterized by steep-sided or asymmetrical ridges, troughs, or escarpments
Plateau PLTU 175 A comparatively flat-topped feature of considerable extent, dropping off abruptly on one or more sides
Navigation channel CHNN 161 A buoyed channel of sufficient depth for the safe navigation of vessels
Narrows NRWS 159 A navigable narrow part of a bay, strait, river, etc.
Abandoned well WLLQ 159
Crater lake LKC 155 A lake in a crater or caldera
Salt marsh MRSHN 155 A flat area, subject to periodic salt water inundation, dominated by grassy salt-tolerant plants
Section of wadi WADX 155
Lost river STMSB 151 A surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area
Aqueduct CNLA 140 A conduit used to carry water
Fishing area FISH 133 A fishing ground, bank or area where fishermen go to catch fish
Shoal SHLU 132 A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material
Spur SPRU 127 A subordinate elevation, ridge, or rise projecting outward from a larger feature
Abandoned canal CNLQ 122
Reefs RFSU 119 Surface-navigation hazards composed of consolidated material
Escarpment (or scarp) ESCU 117 An elongated and comparatively steep slope separating flat or gently sloping areas
Icecap CAPG 115 A dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet
Wadi mouth WADM 103 The lower terminus of a wadi where it widens into an adjoining floodplain, depression, or waterbody
Abandoned watercourse STMQ 100 A former stream or distributary no longer carrying flowing water, but still evident due to lakes, wetland, topographic or vegetation patterns
Seachannel SCNU 98 A continuously sloping, elongated depression commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
Fishponds PNDSF 93 Ponds or enclosures in which fish are kept or raised
Wadi junction WADJ 81 A place where two or more wadies join
Intermittent salt lake LKNI 70
Terrace TERU 65 A relatively flat horizontal or gently inclined surface, sometimes long and narrow, which is bounded by a steeper ascending slope on one side and by a steep descending slope on the opposite side
Irrigation ditch DTCHI 64 A ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water
Current CRNT 63 A horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity
Dock(s) DCK 62 A waterway between two piers, or cut into the land for the berthing of ships
Estuary ESTY 61 A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences
Gap GAPU 61 A narrow break in a ridge or rise
Ocean OCN 61 One of the major divisions of the vast expanse of salt water covering part of the earth
Intermittent ponds PNDSI 58
Fan FANU 57 A relatively smooth feature normally sloping away from the lower termination of a canyon or canyon system
Hill HLLU 54 An elevation rising generally less than 500 meters
Section of canal CNLX 51
Intermittent lakes LKSI 49
Confluence CNFL 48 A place where two or more streams or intermittent streams flow together
Salt pond PNDN 44 A small standing body of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast
Banks BKSU 43 Elevations, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
Intermittent pool POOLI 43
Hot spring(s) SPNT 40 A place where hot ground water flows naturally out of the ground
Slope SLPU 37 The slope seaward from the shelf edge to the beginning of a continental rise or the point where there is a general reduction in slope
Irrigation system SYSI 36 A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.
Hole HOLU 35 A small depression of the sea floor
Salt evaporation ponds MFGN 35 Diked salt ponds used in the production of solar evaporated salt
Cordillera CDAU 34 An entire mountain system including the subordinate ranges, interior plateaus, and basins
Mound MNDU 33 A low, isolated, rounded hill
Mangrove swamp MGV 32 A tropical tidal mud flat characterized by mangrove vegetation
Section of reef RFX 31
Streams STMS 30 Bodies of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
Section of harbor HBRX 29
Intermittent oxbow lake LKOI 28
Saddle SDLU 28 A low part, resembling in shape a saddle, in a ridge or between contiguous seamounts
Fjords FJDS 27 Long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arms of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts
Shelf SHFU 27 A zone adjacent to a continent (or around an island) that extends from the low water line to a depth at which there is usually a marked increase of slope towards oceanic depths
Seaplane landing area AIRS 26 A place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off
Salt lakes LKSN 25 Inland bodies of salt water with no outlet
Coral reef(s) RFC 24 A surface-navigation hazard composed of coral
Stream bank BNKR 21 A sloping margin of a stream channel which normally confines the stream to its channel on land
Lagoons LGNS 17 Shallow coastal waterbodies, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature
Intermittent reservoir RSVI 17
Section of bank BNKX 16
Drainage ditch DTCHD 16 A ditch which serves to drain the land
Ledge LDGU 16 A rocky projection or outcrop, commonly linear and near shore
Cutoff CUTF 15 A channel formed as a result of a stream cutting through a meander neck
Deep DEPU 15 A localized deep area within the confines of a larger feature, such as a trough, basin or trench
Icecap dome DOMG 13 A comparatively elevated area on an icecap
Hills HLSU 13 Elevations rising generally less than 500 meters
Knolls KNSU 13 Elevations rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summits
Whirlpool WHRL 13 A turbulent, rotating movement of water in a stream
Watercourse WTRC 13 A natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water
Section of lagoon LGNX 12
Overfalls OVF 12 An area of breaking waves caused by the meeting of currents or by waves moving against the current
Shoals SHSU 12 Hazards to surface navigation composed of unconsolidated material
Canyons CNSU 11 Relatively narrow, deep depressions with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
Seachannels SCSU 10 Continuously sloping, elongated depressions commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
Shelf valley SHVU 10 A valley on the shelf, generally the shoreward extension of a canyon
Sill SILU 10 The low part of a gap or saddle separating basins
Bays BAYS 8 Coastal indentations between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
Tablemounts (or guyots) TMSU 8 Seamounts having a comparatively smooth, flat top
Geyser GYSR 7 A type of hot spring with intermittent eruptions of jets of hot water and steam
Wadi bend WADB 7 A conspicuously curved or bent segment of a wadi
Furrow FURU 6 A closed, linear, narrow, shallow depression
Salt ponds PNDSN 6 Small standing bodies of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast
Ridges RDSU 6 Long narrow elevations with steep sides
Section of waterfall(s) FLLSX 5
Tongue TNGU 5 An elongate (tongue-like) extension of a flat sea floor into an adjacent higher feature
Apron APNU 4 A gentle slope, with a generally smooth surface, particularly found around groups of islands and seamounts
Ditch mouth(s) DTCHM 4 An area where a drainage ditch enters a lagoon, lake or bay
Sulphur spring(s) SPNS 4 A place where sulphur ground water flows naturally out of the ground
Borderland BDLU 3 A region adjacent to a continent, normally occupied by or bordering a shelf, that is highly irregular with depths well in excess of those typical of a shelf
Icecap depression DPRG 3 A comparatively depressed area on an icecap
Shelf edge EDGU 3 A line along which there is a marked increase of slope at the outer margin of a continental shelf or island shelf
Former inlet INLTQ 3 An inlet which has been filled in, or blocked by deposits
Province PRVU 3 A region identifiable by a group of similar physiographic features whose characteristics are markedly in contrast with surrounding areas
Canal bend CNLB 2 A conspicuously curved or bent section of a canal
Crater lakes LKSC 2 Lakes in a crater or caldera
Moat MOTU 2 An annular depression that may not be continuous, located at the base of many seamounts, islands, and other isolated elevations
Peak PKU 2 A prominent elevation, part of a larger feature, either pointed or of very limited extent across the summit
Intermittent salt pond(s) PNDNI 2
Arch ARCU 1 A low bulge around the southeastern end of the island of Hawaii
Arrugado ARRU 1 An area of subdued corrugations off Baja California
Drainage basin BSND 1 An area drained by a stream
Canyon CNYN 1 A deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area
Flat FLTU 1 A small level or nearly level area
Underground lake LKSB 1 A standing body of water in a cave
Mesa MESU 1 An isolated, extensive, flat-topped elevation on the shelf, with relatively steep sides
Pinnacle PNLU 1 A high tower or spire-shaped pillar of rock or coral, alone or cresting a summit
Ridge(s) RDGE 1 A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest
Icecap ridge RDGG 1 A linear elevation on an icecap
Rock RK 1 A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass
Sill SILL 1 The low part of an underwater gap or saddle separating basins, including a similar feature at the mouth of a fjord
Canal tunnel TNLC 1 A tunnel through which a canal passes
Valleys VLSU 1 A relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient
 
 
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FIELD NAME FIELD DESCRIPTION FIELD TYPE FIELD LENGTH (MAX)
REGION Region Code. A code that determines the character mapping used in the full name field.
1 = Africa
2 = Americas
3 = Antarctica
4 = Asia
5 = Europe
6 = Oceania
number
1
SUB_REGION Sub-Region Code. A sub division of Region code.
1A = Central Africa
1B = Eastern Africa
1C = Indian Ocean
1D = Northern Africa
1E = Southern Africa
1F = Western Africa
2A = Central America
2B = North America
2C = South America
2D = West Indies
3A = Antarctica
3B = Atlantic Ocean
4A = Central Asia
4B = East Asia
4C = Northern Asia
4D = South Asia
4E = South East Asia
4F = South West Asia
5A = Central Europe
5B = Eastern Europe
5C = Northern Europe
5D = South East Europe
5E = South West Europe
5F = Southern Europe
5G = Western Europe
6A = North Pacific Ocean
6B = Pacific
6C = South Pacific Ocean
number
2
UFI Unique Feature Identifier. A number which uniquely identifies the feature. A feature with multiple names with share a same feature identifier.
number
10
UNI Unique Name Identifier. A number which uniquely identifies a name.
number
10
DSG Feature Designation Code. A two to five-character code used to identify the type of feature a name is applied to.
character
5
CC_FIPS FIPS 10-4 Primary Country Code. A two alphabetic character FIPS 10-4 Primary Country Code uniquely identifying a geopolitical entity (countries, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty).
character
2
CC_ISO ISO 3166 Primary Country Code. A two alphabetic character ISO 3166 Primary Country Code uniquely identifying a geopolitical entity (countries, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty).
character
2
FULL_NAME Feature's Full Name. The full name is a complete name which identifies the named feature. It is comprised of the specific name, generic name, and any articles or prepositions.
character
200
FULL_NAME_ND Feature's No Diacritics Full Name. Same as the full name but the diacritics and special characters are substituted with Roman characters.
character
200
SORT_NAME Feature's Sort Name. A form of the full name which allows for easy sorting of the name into alpha-numeric sequence. It is comprised of the specific name, generic name, and any articles or prepositions. This field is all upper case with spaces, diacritics, and hyphens removed and numbers are substituted with lower case alphabetic characters.
character
200
 
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