Sluice gate is correct for open waterways. Valve is the equivalent if the water flows in pipeline.
On 21 Apr 2017 14:43, "François Lacombe" <fl.infosrese...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I wasn't aware of this word too and it's a nice find :) > > Sluice gates won't be used elsewhere than on waterways (even underground > pipelines or penstocks) but discharge points can be found on a any > pressurized pipeline system (hydraulic, pneumatic and so on) > flow_control should be freely used on waterway=*, pipeline=* or even > man_made structures (dam) > > Furthermore, you can find sluice valves also, and flow_control may be used > on pipeline=valve nodes. > > All the best > > > *François Lacombe* > > fl dot infosreseaux At gmail dot com > www.infos-reseaux.com > @InfosReseaux <http://www.twitter.com/InfosReseaux> > > 2017-04-21 13:56 GMT+02:00 John Willis <jo...@mac.com>: > >> >> Thanks Marc and John - that is exactly what I was looking for. I didn't >> know that word, so searching the wiki didn't help. >> >> I will follow the wiki on that. >> >> Any suggestions for the landuse for water control facilities? >> >> Javbw. >> >> >> >> Javbw >> > On Apr 21, 2017, at 7:57 PM, Marc Gemis <marc.ge...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > that's what I use (I seem to be one of the more heavy users of this >> tag). >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > >
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