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Allowable values of BWaterCat element

Code Label Definition
C coastal water = surface water on the landward side of a line, every point of which is at a distance of one nautical mile on the seaward side from the nearest point of the baseline from which the breadth of territorial waters is measured, extending where appropriate up to the outer limit of transitional waters
L lake = body of standing inland surface water
R river = body of inland water flowing for most part on the surface of the land but which may flow underground for part of its course
T transitional water = bodies of surface water in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline in character as a result of their proximity to coastal waters but which are substantially influenced by freshwater flows