Tag:outlet=direct

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Discharge pipe.jpg
Description
A duct, tunnel or pipeline directly releases its fluid downstream without control or particular equipment Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: man made
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: approvedPage for proposal

The default duct outlet with no particular equipment to control the releasing of the fluid downstream.

It can be combined with man_made=outfall sometimes.

Examples

Culverts or tunnels

Photo Location Tagging Comments
Direct outlet of a flooded tunnel France

outlet=direct (default value)

A direct outlet of a flooded tunnel

Pipelines

None of these situations indicates the water reach a water body, so no combination with man_made=outfall is made.

Photo Location Tagging Comments
Pipeline direct outlet USA

outlet=direct

The simplest pipeline outlet