Key:lock
| lock |
| Description |
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| Marks a stretch of waterway bounded by lock gates, forming a lock. |
| Group: Waterways |
| Used on these elements |
| Useful combination |
| Status: approved |
| Tools for this tag |
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A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways by raising and lowering the water level in a fixed chamber.
How to map
Small lock
Large lock
- 1. Lock
- Separate the way of the waterway=* at the two lock gates. Mark the newly created section with
- 2. Lock chamber
- 3. Gate of a lock
- 4. Channel or river
- 5. Riverbank
Tags used at the lock
- maxwidth=*
- maxlength=*
- draft=*
- lock_ref=*
- lock:height=*
- automated=yes
- self_service=yes
- opening_hours=*
- boat=*
- ship=*
- CEMT=*
- seamark:type=gate
Possible tagging mistakes
See also
- waterway=boat_lift - A boat lift
- waterway=dock - A dock
- waterway=security_lock - Flood barrier
- vhf=* - VHF channel number to communicate with the lock
- Marine Mapping
- OpenRiverboatMap
- Seamarks/Gates#Other Attributes
- lock on Wikipedia
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