Tag:waterway=water_point
 waterway = water_point
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A place to fill fresh water holding tanks of a boat. 
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A place to fill fresh water holding tanks of a boat.
For places to fill a caravan fresh water holding tank, see amenity=water_point or amenity=drinking_water.
See also harbour=water_tap or seamark:small_craft_facility:category=water_tap.
Example Photos
A water point for canal barges at Fradley Junction.
Water point Cast iron pillar with lockable tap providing fresh water for boat users.
Canal users' water point Everyone travelling on our canal system needs to know exactly where these are situated.
History
This tag was created May 2008 with description "A place to get fresh water e.g. for caravans.". A caravan tag does not belong in the waterway space, and thus the deprecation. In the meantime marine mappers picked up the tag and used it. The tag is used extensively on the UK canal system to mean "a place to fill fresh water holding tanks of a boat".
So the present meaning of the tag is "a place to fill fresh water holding tanks of a boat".
See also
- amenity=drinking_water a more common tag for a drinking water feature, which does not specify the quantity available.
- water_point=yes/no an attribute which specifies whether a feature also provides a water point
- man_made=water_tap Publicly usable water tap which may or may not provide drinking water.
- natural=spring Water flowing out of the ground.
- amenity=fountain A decorative water feature.
Possible Rendering
suggested by User:Chrisana13
