CANAL ESTATE Definition: The constructed watercourse area feature of a residential, subdivision development used for recreational activities and marine navigation. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · For areas with a width generally greater than 30 meters · Capture at the mean high-water mark. When the cadastral boundary is the mean high-water mark then the “Canal Estate” boundary is coincident with the cadastre. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the area feature to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds a Canal Estate feature. |
DRAINAGE CHANNEL Definition: A wide constructed watercourse area designed for removing or redirecting water flow. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · For areas with a width generally greater than 30 meters and length over 200 metres or considered significant. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Drainage Channel to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds a Drainage Channel. · For features less than 25 metres in width, capture as a Feature Type “Watercourse” with a function of Drain. |
ESTUARY Definition: The part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which its currents meet the sea’s tides and is subject to their effects. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · For areas with a width generally greater than 30 meters · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Estuary to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds an Estuary. · For features less than 25 metres in width, capture as a Feature Type “Watercourse” with a function of Estuary. |
FLOOD IRRIGATION STORAGE Definition: A reservoir of water collected and stored behind constructed barriers, for the specific use of flooding pastures via internal irrigation systems. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 625 m² · Capture at full supply level or as best that can be determined. · If the elevation for full supply level is available, generate full supply level by intersecting the elevation with the terrain model. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the waterbody area to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds a Flood Irrigation Storage. · For features less than 25 metres in width, capture as a Feature Type “Watercourse” with a function of Natural Watercourse. |
INDUSTRIAL WATER STORAGE Definition: A reservoir of water collected and stored behind constructed barriers, for the specific use by industry. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 625 m² · Capture at full supply level or as best that can be determined. · If the elevation for full supply level is available, generate full supply level by intersecting the elevation with the terrain model. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the waterbody area to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. |
IRRIGATION CHANNEL Definition: A constructed watercourse area used to support agricultural development and directing water from one area to another. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 30 meters and length over 200 metres or considered significant. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the waterbody area to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds an Irrigation Channel. · For features less than 25 metres in width, capture as a Watercourse line with a Watercourse feature type and a function of Irrigation Line |
LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION Definition: Low lying land usually adjacent to lakes or watercourses, which is regularly covered with flood water for short periods. Alternate Terms: Flood plain, STI | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 2500 m² · If a watercourse flows into a “Land Subject to Inundation” feature, and is visible, the watercourse channel is also shown to continue the linear drainage network connectivity. · No Shoreline feature surrounds a Feature Type of “Subject to Inundation”. |
MARINE SWAMP Definition: Low-lying land saturated with salty brackish waters and covered with characteristic grasses, reed growths and mangroves. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 2500 m² · If a watercourse flows into a marine swamp and is not visible, a Feature Type “Connector” is used to join through the marine swamp for linear drainage network connectivity. · Where the channel of the watercourse is clearly visible, a Feature Type “Watercourse” is used to continue the linear drainage network connectivity. · No Shoreline feature surrounds a Marine Swamp. |
NATURAL LAKE Definition: A natural occurring body of standing water surrounded by land. Alternate Terms: Billabong, Lagoon, Pond, Pool, Waterhole, Elongated waterhole | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 625 m² · Capture at full supply level or as best that can be determined. · If the elevation for full supply level is available, generate full supply level by intersecting the elevation with the terrain model. · Long and thin waterbodies that follow a watercourse and are less than 300 metres in length are captured as a Lake feature type. · Long and thin waterbodies that follow a watercourse and are greater than 300 metres in length are captured as a Watercourse Area feature type. · If a linear water feature flows into a natural lake, a Connector feature type is placed down the centre of the feature or follows the original watercourse to continue the linear network in the direction of flow. · For a lake at the start of a linear drainage network, no linear feature is captured through the lake, the linear drainage network starts from a vertex on the lake boundary in the direction of flow. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds a Natural Lake. |
NATURAL WATERCOURSE AREA Definition: A natural channel of a watercourse that may or may not contain water on a permanent basis but may flow intermittently or seasonally. Alternate Terms: Anabranch, Aqueduct, Branch, Brook, Burn, Creek, Gully, River, Stream, Tributary | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas with a width greater than 30 meters and greater than 300 metres in length. · At full supply level or as best that can be determined · If the elevation for full supply level is available, generate full supply level by intersecting the elevation with the terrain model. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Natural Watercourse Area to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · The name may be obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds a Natural Watercourse Area. |
ORNAMENTAL LAKE Definition: A permanent waterbody added to the landscape of parks, gardens, and recreational areas, primarily for aesthetic or recreational purposes. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Locations can be obtained from other datasets, existing mapping, tourist publications, organisations, Local Government websites, or other source material. · Capture areas greater than 625 m². · Capture at full supply level or as best that can be determined. · If the elevation for full supply level is available, generate full supply level by intersecting the elevation with the terrain model. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Ornamental Lake to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow (if required). |
RAPIDS AREA Definition: Where a change in gradient or the narrowing of the banks of a watercourse cause a marked increase in water velocity. The surface water is usually broken. Alternate Terms: Cascades | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Locations can be obtained from other datasets, existing mapping, tourist publications, organisations, Local Government websites, or other source material. · Capture areas greater than 30 meters. · For features less than 25 metres in width, capture as a Watercourse feature type with a function of Rapid · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Rapids Area to continue the linear network in the direction of flow. · The name may be obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds a Rapids Area |
RURAL WATER STORAGE Definition: A reservoir of water stored for rural farming and agricultural practices (except for Flood Irrigation Storage) and/or for the consumption of the associated landowners. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 625 m² · Capture at full supply level or as best that can be determined. · If the elevation for full supply level is available, generate full supply level by intersecting the elevation with the terrain model. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Rural Water Storage area to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds a Rural Water Storage area. |
SALINE COASTAL FLAT Definition: That nearly level tract of land between mean high water and the line of the highest astronomical tide. These flats are subject to tidal inundation and may contain saltwater marsh, mangrove wetlands, be devoid of vegetation or a combination of all three. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 2500 m² · The coastline (mean high-water mark) and mangroves assist in the capture process. · The seaward side of the flat is to be co-incident with the coastline or abutting the back of any mangroves. · No Shoreline feature surrounds a Saline Coastal Flat. |
SPILLWAY AREA Definition: A constructed path or channel for excess water to pass over or beside a dam wall or weir. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture area (at no smaller than) 30 meters. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Spillway Area to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · For features less than 25 metres in width, capture as a Watercourse feature type with a function of Spillway Line · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Spillway Area to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · No Shoreline feature surrounds a Spillway Area |
STORMWATER BASIN Definition: A reservoir being a constructed basin used to hold and distribute groundwater runoff. Alternate Terms: Detention Basin, Retention Basin, Stormwater Pond. | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 625 m² · Capture at full supply level or as best that can be determined. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Stormwater Basin to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds a Stormwater Basin. · Add characteristics of Stormwater Basin into attribute table column ADD_INFORMATION. e.g. detention, retention |
SWAMP Definition: An area of land so saturated with fresh water that it is not suitable for agricultural or pastoral use and presents a barrier to free passage. Alternate Terms: Bog, Marsh, Marshland, Quagmire, Wetland | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 2500 m² · Where the channel of the watercourse is clearly visible, a Watercourse feature type is used to continue the linear drainage network. · If a watercourse flows into a swamp and is no longer visible, a Connector feature is used to join through the swamp for linear connectivity. Thus, continuing the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · For swamps saturated with saltwater, refer to the feature type Marine Swamp. · No Shoreline feature surrounds a Swamp. |
TOWN WATER STORAGE Definition: A reservoir of water collected and stored behind a constructed barrier for some specific use by peri-urban, and rural township populations. The water is treated post storage and connected to regulated water networks. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 625 m² · Capture at full supply level or as best that can be determined. · If the elevation for full supply level is available, generate full supply level by intersecting the elevation with the terrain model. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Town Water Storage area to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds a Town Water Storage area. |
WATER SUPPLY CHANNEL Definition: A constructed watercourse area used to enable the transfer of stored or available water from one area to another. Alternate Terms: | · Capture as a 2D polygon · Capture features with extent greater than 625 m² · Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery. · Capture areas greater than 30 meters and length over 200 metres or considered significant. · A Connector is placed down the centre of the Water Supply Channel to continue the linear drainage network in the direction of flow. · For features less than 25 metres in width, capture as a Watercourse line with a Watercourse feature type and a function of Water Supply Line. · A Shoreline feature type surrounds the Water Supply Channel. |