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Water refers to the State's network of both natural and constructed water features, ensuring data represents their extent, position, and primary characteristics for informative display and reference.

This theme includes the following feature classes:

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titleAttribute Schema:

Waterbody Areas

A polygon feature class displaying the extent of natural and constructed waterbody areas with an extent greater than 625 m² in size.

Column Name

Nulls

Format

Size

Description

Constraints

FEATURE_TYPE

No

Text

50

 

Unique feature type that identifies the type of feature. Options:

  • Flat

  • Lake

  • Reservoir

  • Watercourse Area

 

dm_waterbody_

area

ORIGIN

No

Text

15

 

Indicates whether the feature is Constructed or Natural. Options:

  • Artificial (Not used for waterbody areas)

  • Constructed

  • Natural

 

dm_water_origin

FUNCTION

Yes

Text

50

 Indicates the function of the feature.

Options:

  • The feature type is a Flat and is Natural:

    • Marine Swamp

    • Land Subject to Inundation

    • Saline Coastal Flat

    • Swamp

  • The feature type is a Lake and is Natural:

    • Natural Lake

  • The feature type is a Lake and is Constructed:

    • Ornamental Lake

  • The feature type is a Reservoir and is Constructed:

    • Flood Irrigation Storage

    • Industrial Water Storage

    • Rural Water Storage

    • Stormwater Storm Water Basin

    • Town Water Storage

  • The feature type is a Watercourse Area and is Constructed:

    • Canal Estate

    • Drainage Channel

    • Irrigation Channel

    • Spillway Area

    • Water Supply Channel

  • The feature type is a Watercourse Area and is Natural:

    • Estuary

    • Rapids Area

    • Natural Watercourse Area

 

dm_waterbody_

area_function

NAME

Yes

Text

100

The name of the feature (if available)

 

ALTERNATE_NAME

Yes

Text

100

 

An alternate name of the feature if available from the Queensland Place Names Database, otherwise left blank.

 

 

QLD_PNDB_ID

Yes

Long

 

Queensland Place Names Database unique identifier

 

ATTRIBUTE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

 

If the feature is named, the attribute_source is the source imagery, map, or data from which the features name has been obtained.

If the feature is not named, the attribute_source is the source imagery, map, or data used to define what the feature type is.  

 

 

ATTRIBUTE_DATE

No

Date

 

Date of the source imagery, map, or data used for attributing the feature.

 

ADDITIONAL_NAMES

Yes

Text

100

 

The feature may be commonly known by other names or have different spelling. Multiple additional names can be shown and separated by a comma.

 

 

ADD_NAMES_SOURCE

Yes

Text

100

 

The source map or data that the additional names were obtained.  Multiple sources can be shown, separated by a comma. If multiple sources are shown, the written sequence will be the same as the written sequence of the names themselves.

 

 

FEATURE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

The source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location and shape of the feature was obtained from.

 

FEATURE_DATE

No

Date

 

Date of the feature source information that the location and shape of the feature was obtained from.

 

PERENNIALITY

No

Text

15

 

An indicator as to the temporal continuity of flow of a waterbody. Options:

  • Ephemeral

  • Intermittent

  • Perennial

  • Near Perennial

  • Unknown

  • Not Applicable

 

dm_perennility

HIERARCHY

No

Text

15

 

An attribute defining the Importance of a hydrographic feature in relation to the entire hydrographic network. Options:

  • Minor

  • Major

  • Not Applicable

 

dm_hierarchy

DRAINAGE_BASIN

No

Text

50

The name of the drainage basin that the feature is situated in.

 

PFI

No

Text

15

 

A Persistent Feature Identifier (PFI) is generated for each feature at the point of creation in the database. The value of the PFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) until the feature is retired. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

 

 

UFI

No

Text

15

 

A Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) is generated for each new feature at the point of creation in the database (at this point the PFI and UFI will be the same). The value of the UFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) unless the feature is split into multiple other parts. If the feature is split, the separate parts will retain the original PFI but new UFI’s will be generated for the split parts. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

 

 

CREATED_DATE*

No

Date

 

The date the feature was originally captured and first loaded to the database

*internal use only

 

LAST_EDITED_DATE*

No

Date

 

Date of the last editing or revision to the feature

*internal use only

 

QLD_WTR_STORAGE_ID

Yes

Text

50

 

A unique identifier for constructed waterbodies authorised and regulated under the Water Act 2000 by the Queensland Government

 

 

CONSTRUCTED_DATE

Yes

Date

 

Date the feature was constructed

 

FULL_SUPPLY_LEVEL (M)

Yes

Double

 

 

The elevation of the full supply level of the feature if available and measured in metres on the Australian Height Datum (AHD)

 

 

VOLUME_ML

Yes

Double

 

The volume of the waterbody if available and measured in megalitres

 

DIMENSION_M2

No

Double

 

The area of the feature measured in square metres GDA2020

 

UPPER_SCALE

No

Long

 

The upper scale for which the feature should be considered suitable for digital display

dm_upper_scale

TEXT_NOTE

Yes

Text

50

 

For mapping purposes. Additional annotation that can be shown on a map.

  • If the feature has no name. In this field, type in lower case the type of feature:

e.g., flat

 

 

ADD_INFORMATION

Yes

Text

255

 

A comment field (additional information)

 

 

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titleFunction:
  • Canal Estate - The constructed watercourse area feature of a residential, subdivision development used for recreational activities and marine navigation.

  • Drainage Channel – A wide constructed watercourse area designed for removing or redirecting water flow.

  • Estuary – 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.

  • Flood Irrigation Storage – A reservoir of water collected and stored behind constructed barriers, for the specific use of flooding pastures via internal irrigation systems.

  • Industrial Water Storage – A reservoir of water collected and stored behind constructed barriers, for the specific use by industry.

  • Irrigation Channel – A wide constructed watercourse area usually part of a network for irrigation, used when, directing water from one source to another.

  • Land Subject to Inundation - Low lying land usually adjacent to lakes or watercourses, which is regularly covered with flood water for short periods.

  • Marine Swamp - Low-lying land saturated with salty brackish waters and covered with characteristic grasses, reed growths and mangroves.

  • Natural Lake - A natural occurring body of standing water surrounded by land.

  • Natural Watercourse Area - A natural channel of a watercourse that may or may not contain water on a permanent basis but may flow intermittently or seasonally.

  • Ornamental Lake – A permanent waterbody added to the landscape of parks, gardens, and recreational areas, primarily for aesthetic or recreational purposes.

  • Rapids Area - 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.

  • Rural Water Storage – 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.

  • Saline Coastal Flat - That nearly level tract of land between mean high water and the line of the highest astronomical tide.

  • Spillway Area - A constructed path or channel for excess water to pass over or beside a dam wall or weir.

  • Stormwater Storm Water Basin - A reservoir being a constructed basin designed to hold and distribute groundwater runoff.

  • Swamp - 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.

  • Town Water Storage - 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.

  • Water Supply Channel – A constructed watercourse area used to enable the transfer of stored or available water from one area to another.

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titleCapture Process:

 

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 STORM WATER 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.

 

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titleAttribute Schema:

Watercourse Lines

A polyline feature class displaying the location of the channel of natural, constructed, and artificial watercourse lines.

Column Name

Nulls

Format

Size

Description

Constraints

FEATURE_TYPE

No

Text

50

 

Unique feature type that identifies the type of feature. Options:

  • Connector

  • DEM Connector

  • Underground Connector

  • Watercourse

 

dm_watercourse_ line

ORIGIN

No

Text

15

 

Indicates whether the feature is Constructed, Natural or Artificial. Artificial features have no relationship to real or visible objects but are to assist in spatial analysis, polygon construction and automated mapping. Options:

  • Artificial

  • Constructed

  • Natural

 

dm_water_origin

FUNCTION

Yes

Text

30

 

Indicates what the function of the feature is.

Options:

  • The feature type is a Connector and is Artificial

    • Linear Connection

  • The feature type is a DEM Connector and is Artificial

    • Linear Connection

  • The feature type is an Underground Connector and is Artificial (through natural seepage)

    • Linear Connection

  • The feature type is an Underground Connector and is Constructed (through pipes)

    • Linear Connection

  • The feature type is a Watercourse and is Constructed

    • Canal Line

    • Culvert

    • Drain

    • Irrigation Line

    • Spillway Line

    • Water Supply Line

  • The feature type is a Watercourse and is Natural

    • Rapids Line

    • Natural Watercourse

 

dm_watercourse_ line_function

NAME

Yes

Text

100

The name of the feature (if available)

 

ALTERNATE_NAME

Yes

Text

100

 

An alternate name of the feature if available from the Queensland Place Names Database, otherwise left blank.

 

 

QLD_PNDB_ID

Yes

Long

 

Queensland Place Names Database unique identifier

 

ATTRIBUTE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

 

If the feature is named, the attribute_source is the source imagery, map, or data from which the features name has been obtained.

If the feature is not named, the attribute_source is the source imagery, map, or data used to define what the feature type is.  

 

 

ATTRIBUTE_DATE

No

Date

 

Date of the source imagery, map, or data used for attributing the feature.

 

ADDITIONAL_NAMES

Yes

Text

100

 

The feature may be commonly known by other names or have different spelling. Multiple additional names can be shown and separated by a comma.

 

 

ADD_NAMES_SOURCE

Yes

Text

100

 

The source map or data that the additional names were obtained.  Multiple sources can be shown, separated by a comma. If multiple sources are shown, the written sequence will be the same as the written sequence of the names themselves.

 

 

FEATURE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

The source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location of the feature was obtained from.

 

FEATURE_DATE

No

Date

 

Date of the feature source information that the location of the feature was obtained from.

 

PERENNIALITY

Yes

Text

15

 

An indicator as to the temporal continuity of flow of a waterbody. Options:

  • Ephemeral

  • Intermittent

  • Perennial

  • Near Perennial

  • Unknown

  • Not Applicable

 

dm_perenniality

HIERARCHY

Yes

Text

10

 

An attribute defining the Importance of a hydrographic feature in relation to the entire hydrographic network: Options:

  • Minor

  • Major

 

dm_hierarchy

DRAINAGE_BASIN

No

Text

50

The name of the drainage basin that the feature is situated in.

 

STREAM_ORDER

Yes

Short

 

 

Features classified with an UPPER_SCALE of 1:100 000 and above are stream ordered based on the Strahler method. NULL means the feature is not part of the stream ordered network.

 

dm_stream_order

PFI

No

Text

15

 

A Persistent Feature Identifier (PFI) is generated for each feature at the point of creation in the database. The value of the PFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) until the feature is retired. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

 

 

UFI

NO

Text

15

 

A Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) is generated for each new feature at the point of creation in the database (at this point the PFI and UFI will be the same). The value of the UFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) unless the feature is split into multiple other parts. If the feature is split, the separate parts will retain the original PFI but new UFI’s will be generated for the split parts. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

 

 

CREATED_DATE*

No

Date

 

The date the feature was originally captured and first loaded to the database

*internal use only

 

LAST_EDITED_DATE*

Yes

Date

 

Date of the last editing or revision to the feature

*internal use only

 

ASS_WTRBDY_UPPSCALE

Yes

Long

 

 

Not for general use. The Upper Scale of the waterbody associated with an artificial feature. Used to derive multiscale datasets that can be delivered through Open Data or as a web service from the one source dataset.

 

dm_upper_scale

DIMENSION_M

No

Double

 

The length of the feature measured in metres GDA2020

 

UPPER_SCALE

No

Long

 

The upper scale for which the feature should be considered suitable for digital display

dm_upper_scale

TEXT_NOTE

Yes

Text

50

 

For mapping purposes. Additional annotation that can be shown on a map.

  •  If the feature has no name and the origin is constructed, then transfer its stated function (typed in lower case) into this field e.g.

    • canal line

    • drain

    • irrigation line

    • rapids

    • spillway

    • water supply line

 

 

ADD_INFORMATION

Yes

Text

255

A comment field (additional information)

 

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titleCapture Process:

 

WATERFALL

 

Definition: A place where a sudden change in the bed of a watercourse causes the water to fall almost vertically.

 

Alternate Terms: Fall

 

 

  • Capture as a 2D point.

  •  Location is plotted from orthorectified imagery.

  • The waterfall point is to be snap to the watercourse line and be coincident with the identified edge of the ledge or vertical drop.

  • Reference the elevation from the highest resolution DEM and existing LiDAR over the area.

  •  The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

  •  Locations can be obtained from other datasets, existing mapping, tourist publications, Local Government websites or other source material.

 

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