On 14 May 2008, at 17:18, Karl Newman wrote: > [..] > In certain cases, yes. It depends on the season and the location. In > a drainage canal near my house (would be called a stream if it were > natural), the water stops flowing in summer, but there are generally > pools in certain areas that hold water year round. Some drainage > ditches are concrete, but most aren't--they're just cuts in the > earth; sometimes they're elevated above the surrounding terrain with > berms on either side (these are more commonly used for irrigation, > not so much for drainage). Generally only certain large cities have > the big concrete canals suitable for car chases. ;-) >
If it's just a cutting with no concrete, then it would just be a ditch. Shaun _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
