Swiss water topographical catchment areas: Main river section
This dataset, part of the Swiss water topographical catchment areas collection maintained by the Swiss Confederation (Federal Office for the Environment, FOEN), identifies the main river section within each catchment area. The main river is defined as the watercourse that leaves the catchment area through its designated outlet. Provided as a national geospatial dataset for Switzerland, it supports hydrological analysis and mapping of river networks in relation to their catchment boundaries, and can be used alongside other layers in the same series for water resource management and environmental studies.”The data set “Main river section” is part of the geo dataset “Swiss water topographical catchment areas”. The main river in a catchment area is the body of water that leaves the catchment area through the area outlet.
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Data schema (12 fields)
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gwlnrNumber of the river | varchar | Number identifying the watercourse run.Number identifying the watercourse run. |
| de_nebenarmch.bafu.wasser-vorfluter.de_nebenarm | varchar | German name of the secondary river branch.German name of the secondary river branch. |
| ezgnrCatchment area number | integer | Number identifying the total catchment area.Number identifying the total catchment area. |
| id_2ch.bafu.wasser-vorfluter.id_2 | integer | Secondary internal identifier for the river section.Secondary internal identifier for the river section. |
| unteresendeStart address (’waterbody kilometre’) | integer | Lower end address of the section, in river kilometres.Lower end address of the section, in river kilometres. |
| en_nebenarmch.bafu.wasser-vorfluter.en_nebenarm | varchar | English name of the secondary river branch.English name of the secondary river branch. |
| it_nebenarmch.bafu.wasser-vorfluter.it_nebenarm | varchar | Italian name of the secondary river branch.Italian name of the secondary river branch. |
| idIdentifier of the section of the effluent | integer | Identifier of the main river section.Identifier of the main river section. |
| oberesendeFinish address (’waterbody kilometre’) | integer | Upper end address of the section, in river kilometres.Upper end address of the section, in river kilometres. |
| gewaessernameWaterbody name | varchar | Name of the water body.Name of the water body. |
| fr_nebenarmch.bafu.wasser-vorfluter.fr_nebenarm | varchar | French name of the secondary river branch.French name of the secondary river branch. |
| rm_nebenarmch.bafu.wasser-vorfluter.rm_nebenarm | varchar | Romansh name of the secondary river branch.Romansh name of the secondary river branch. |
Schema captured from arcgis 13 hours ago.
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- https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/ch.bafu.wasser-vorfluter
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