All places in the Places API are categorized into one out of 9 feature classes (represented by letters) and further subcategorized into one out of 680 feature codes.
Feature Codes
| H: Stream, lake, ... | ||
| Code | Short Description | Full Description |
|---|---|---|
| CNLN | Navigation canal(s) | A watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels |
| CNLQ | Abandoned canal | |
| CNLSB | Underground irrigation canal(s) | A gently inclined underground tunnel bringing water for irrigation from aquifers |
| CNLX | Section of canal | |
| COVE | Cove(s) | A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay |
| CRKT | Tidal creek(s) | A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents |
| CRNT | Current | A horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity |
| CUTF | Cutoff | A channel formed as a result of a stream cutting through a meander neck |
| DCK | Dock(s) | A waterway between two piers, or cut into the land for the berthing of ships |
| DCKB | Docking basin | A part of a harbor where ships dock |