Key:reservoir_type

This attribute determines the type of a water basin.

It is used in connection with:

• natural=water + water=reservoir - An artificial lake which may be used to store water. Usually formed by a dam over a natural water course
• landuse=reservoir - An artificial lake which may be used to store water

Values

Tag	Description
reservoir_type=water_storage	This tag is deprecated. See Proposed features/Reservoir for details.
reservoir_type=sewage	Used to tag sewage ponds. Consider using natural=water + water=wastewater, or landuse=basin + basin=settling , or man_made=basin + basin=settling instead.
reservoir_type=tailings	This tag is deprecated and has been replaced with man_made=tailings_pond.
reservoir_type=evaporator	This tag is deprecated and has been replaced with basin=evaporation or landuse=salt_pond.

See also

• man_made=reservoir_covered - A covered reservoir is a large man-made tank for holding fresh water
• landuse=basin - An area of land artificially graded to hold water
  • basin=infiltration - A special basin used for infiltration of rainwater into the groundwater
  • basin=detention - A detention basin catches storm water and allows it to drain slowly into natural waterways
  • basin=retention - A retention basin catches stormwater and retains it, forming an artificial pond