Template:Infobox body of water

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This template can be used to add comparative, at-a-glance material to articles on lakes, oceans, bays, and similar water bodies. If there is a single article for the reservoir and the dam, then please use the integrated {{infobox dam}} template, instead of this template.

Usage

{{{name}}}
{{{other_name}}}
{{{native_name}}} Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
[[File:{{{image}}}|264px|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
[[File:{{{image_bathymetry}}}|256px|alt={{{alt_bathymetry}}}|border]] {{{caption_bathymetry}}}
Location	{{{location}}}
Group	{{{group}}}
Coordinates	{{{coordinates}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Etymology	{{{etymology}}}
Part of	{{{part_of}}}
Primary inflows	{{{inflow}}}
River sources	{{{rivers}}}
Primary outflows	{{{outflow}}}
Ocean/sea sources	{{{oceans}}}
Catchment area	{{{catchment}}}
Basin countries	{{{basin_countries}}}
Managing agency	{{{agency}}}
Designation	{{{designation}}}
Built	{{{date-built}}}
Construction engineer	{{{engineer}}}
First flooded	{{{date-flooded}}}
Max. length	{{{length}}}
Max. width	{{{width}}}
Surface area	{{{area}}}
Average depth	{{{depth}}}
Max. depth	{{{max-depth}}}
Water volume	{{{volume}}}
Residence time	{{{residence_time}}}
Salinity	{{{salinity}}}
Shore length1	{{{shore}}}
Surface elevation	{{{elevation}}}
Max. temperature	{{{temperature_high}}}
Min. temperature	{{{temperature_low}}}
Frozen	{{{frozen}}}
Islands	{{{islands}}}
Sections/sub-basins	{{{sections}}}
Trenches	{{{trenches}}}
Benches	{{{benches}}}
Settlements	{{{cities}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
References	{{{reference}}}
Location
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

{{Infobox body of water
| name               = {{subst:PAGENAMEBASE}}
| native_name        = {{native name}} or {{native name list}}
| other_name         = 
<!--    Images     -->
| image              = 
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| image_bathymetry   = 
| alt_bathymetry     = 
| caption_bathymetry = 
<!--    Stats      -->
| location           = 
| group              = 
| coordinates        = <!-- {{coord|DD|MM|SS|N|DD|MM|SS|W|region:ZZ_type:waterbody|display =inline,title}} -->
| type               = 
| etymology          = 
| part_of            = 
| inflow             = 
| rivers             = 
| outflow            = 
| oceans             = 
| catchment          = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| basin_countries    = 
| agency             = 
| designation        = 
| date-built         = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} For man-made and other recent bodies of water -->
| engineer           = 
| date-flooded       = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} For man-made and other recent bodies of water -->
| length             = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used --> 
| width              = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| area               = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| depth              = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| max-depth          = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| volume             = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| residence_time     = 
| salinity           = 
| shore              = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| elevation          = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| temperature_high   = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| temperature_low    = <!-- {{convert|VALUE|UNITS}} must be used -->
| frozen             = 
| islands            = 
| islands_category   = 
| sections           = 
| trenches           = 
| benches            = 
| cities             = 
<!--      Map      -->
| pushpin_map             = 
| pushpin_label_position  = 
| pushpin_map_alt         = 
| pushpin_map_caption     = 
| mapframe       = <!-- "yes" to show an interactive map -->
<!--   Below       -->  
| website            = 
| reference          = 
}}

Parameters

name

name of the body of water. Avoid using templates, boldface or italics in this field.

native_name

name in that country's official language(s), if other than English. – use {{native name}} or, for multiple names, use {{native name list}}

other_name

Local, alternative or former names. Separate multiple values by using {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}}.

image

characteristic_image.png Please avoid sunset pictures or maps (For maps, use image_bathymetry).
If missing, the article is added to Category:Articles using infobox body of water without image
see also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Lakes/Galleries

alt

Alt text describing the image, for visually impaired readers and other applications where the image cannot be seen.
If image is present and this field is empty, the article is placed in Category:Articles using infobox body of water without alt

caption

Text about the image; avoid repeating the name of the body of water, it's already in the first field of the infobox.

image_bathymetry

bathymetry_image.png (or other image, avoid maps showing only the location of the body of water)
If missing, the article is placed in Category:Articles using infobox body of water without image bathymetry

alt_bathymetry

Alt text for the bathymetry (or other) image.
If image bathymetry is present and this field is empty, the article is placed in Category:Articles using infobox body of water without alt bathymetry

caption_bathymetry

Text about the bathymetry (or other) image

location

Text about the body of water's location. Include the town/state/region in which the water body is located. Names are listed in wikified form, without flags.
Add the country only if the body of water is located in several countries, or if there are several basin countries, but only one country in which the body of water is located.

group

Group of lakes that this body of water belongs to (e.g., Lake Erie is part of the Great Lakes)

coordinates

Latitude and Longitude coordinates of the body of water. It is common to use the approximate center of the body of water, or simply any notable portion of the body of water, for the coordinates. Coordinates are generally displayed in the infobox and on the top corner of the articles. For more, see WP:GEO and WP:Obtaining geographic coordinates
Sample coordinates: {{coord|47|01|10|N|8|24|04|E|type:waterbody_region:CH|display =inline,title}}
If missing, the article is placed in Category:Articles using infobox body of water without coordinates

type

type of body of water / type of lake. If it's a reservoir, add "[[reservoir]]".
For typologies of lakes, see Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Lakes/Archive_1#Lake_types and Lake#Types of lakes
Samples values with wikimarkup (only one or a few may apply): [[periglacial]], [[subglacial lake]], [[artificial lake]] [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]], [[endorheic]], [[meromictic]], [[oxbow lake]], [[rift lake]], [[underground lake]], [[crater lake]], [[intermittent lake]], [[:Category:Former lakes|former lake]], [[:Category:Shrunken lakes|shrunken lake]]; [[oligotrophic]], [[mesotropic]], [[eutrophic lake]], [[hypertrophic]]

part_of

name of any parent basin or hydrology system

etymology

person, event or other entity the body is named after

inflow

major inflow sources — rivers, aquifers, glacial runoff, etc.
Use italics for any terms that are not place names, e.g. none

outflow

outflow waterway names.
If evaporation or seepage are notable outflows, they may be included.
Use italics for any terms that are not place names, e.g. evaporation

catchment

the area of catchment (in square kilometres) which includes the entire area of the drainage basin for that body of water. This may include rivers and other bodies of water. If this can be accompanied with a map or drawing, include it with the article.
Sample value: {{convert|2124|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

basin_countries

which countries have drainage to/from or border the body of water. To conform a standard, this should include all countries that are directly involved with the body of water's ecology; this would include inflows, outflows, or physically contact the body of water.
Countries are listed in unwikified form, without flags. For Antarctica, use "(Antarctica)".

agency

managing or owning organisation

designation

protected status as a nature reserve, etc.

date-built

date construction the body of water/reservoir started, if man-made.

date-flooded

date the body of water/reservoir was first flooded, if man-made or otherwise recent.

length

maximum length of the body of water in km, statute mile, and/or nautical miles; the length of the body of water at its longest dimension.
Sample value: {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}}

width

maximum width of the body of water in km, statute mile, and/or nautical miles; perpendicular to the angle used to calculate length.
Sample value: {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}}

min_width

minimum width of the strait in km, statute mile, and/or nautical miles; perpendicular to the angle used to calculate length. Note: do not use this parameter for lakes, bays, or other bodies of water.

area

total area of the body of water's surface in square kilometres, square miles, acres, or hectares; if this value varies drastically (due to evaporation or changes in flow), attempt to find a documented average value.
Sample conversion for imperial units: {{convert|1234|acre|abbr=on}} this renders as: 1,234 acres (499 ha)

depth

Average depth of the body of water in metres, fathoms, and/or feet
Sample conversion for imperial units: {{convert|123|ft|abbr=on}} this renders as: 123 ft (37 m)

max-depth

Maximum depth of the body of water in metres, fathoms, and/or feet.
Sample value: 10 m (33 ft)

volume

total volume of the body of water (cubic metres, cubic kilometres, cubic miles [cu mi], and/or acre-feet)
Sample value: 11.8 km³
To convert acre-feet, use {{convert|1234567|acre.ft|abbr=on}} this renders as 1,234,567 acre⋅ft (1.522816×10⁹ m³)

residence_time

residence time of the body of water or lake retention time (generally in years). This is the mean time water spends in the body of water.

shore

length of the shoreline in kilometres and statute miles; this should not include values for waterways directly connected to the body of water, and should reflect the shore at average surface area.
Sample value: {{convert|75|km|mi|abbr=on}}

elevation

elevation above sea-level in meters; again, if this value varies due to variable inflow or outflow, attempt to use a documented average value. If at all possible, state the date at which the elevation was measured.
Sample value: {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}}

islands

total number of islands in the body of water; it is common practice to also include the names of any notable islands in the body of water.

islands_category

if there is a specific category for articles about islands in the body of water, it can be added in this field (e.g., Islands of the Caspian Sea, Category:Lake islands or Category:Islands by ocean or sea). "Islands" in the infobox then links to one of these categories instead of Category:Islands by body of water.

sections

names of sections of the lake, sub-basins, bays, etc.

trenches

benches

cities

notable cities or settlements on or near the shore of the body of water.

frozen

Information about freezing: e.g. usual freezing date, months the body of water is frozen, last years the body of water was frozen, never, etc.

reference

references for some or all of the values. Rather than including full references in any of the previous fields, <ref name ="multiple"> and </ref> should be used in this field and cross-referenced in the other fields with <ref name ="multiple"/>. See Help:Footnotes on how to use the tags.

align

"align =left" allows to align the infobox left (default is right). This avoids collision with another infobox.

pushpin_map

The name of a location map as per Template:Location map. Requires coordinates in |coordinates={{coord|...}} format. An existing list of map names can be found via Template:Location_map/List.
If missing, the article is placed in Category:Articles using infobox body of water without pushpin map

pushpin_label_position

Location of the label to the pushpin. One of "left", "right", "top", or "bottom".

pushpin_map_alt

Pushpin map alt text.
If pushpin map is present and this field is empty, the article is placed in Category:Articles using infobox body of water without pushpin map alt

pushpin_map_caption

Pushpin map caption.

module

Use to embed another infobox. See Firth of Tay for an example.

Imperial units should be converted to metric units, preferably using {{convert}}, e.g. {{convert|1234|acre|abbr=on}} this renders as 1,234 acres (499 ha)

Mapframe maps

• Basic parameters:
  • mapframe – Specify yes or no to show or hide the map, overriding the default. Default: no, but also modified by onByDefault
    • Internal onByDefault parameter: yes, unless |image_map= or |pushpin_map= are set
  • mapframe-caption – Caption for the map. Default: blank (or if |mapframe-geomask= is set, "Location in geomask's label")
  • mapframe-custom – Use a custom map instead of the automatic mapframe. Specify either a {{maplink}} template, or another template that generates a mapframe map, or an image name. If used, the subsequent mapframe parameters will be ignored. Default: not specified
  • mapframe-id or id or qid – Id (Q-number) of Wikidata item to use. Default: item for current page
  • mapframe-coordinates or mapframe-coord or coordinates or coord – Coordinates to use, instead of any on Wikidata. Use the {{Coord}} template, e.g. |coord={{Coord|12.34|N|56.78|E}}. Default: coordinates from Wikidata d:Property:P625
  • mapframe-wikidata – Set to yes to show shape/line features from the wikidata item, if any, when |coord= is set. Default: not specified
• Customise which features are displayed:
  • mapframe-point – Turn off display of point feature by setting to none. Force point marker to be displayed by setting to on. Default: not specified
  • mapframe-shape – Turn off display of shape feature by setting to none. Force display of shape by setting to on. Use an inverse shape (geomask) instead of a regular shape by setting to inverse. Default: not specified
  • mapframe-line – Turn off display of line feature by setting to none. Force display of line by setting to on. Default: not specified
  • mapframe-geomask – Wikidata item to use as a geomask (everything outside the boundary is shaded darker). Can either be a specific Wikidata item (Q-number), or a property that specifies the item to use (e.g. P17 for (P17), P131 for (P131)). Default: not specified
  • mapframe-switcher – set to auto or geomasks or zooms to enable Template:Switcher-style switching between multiple mapframes. Default: not specified
    • auto – switch geomasks found in (P276) and (P131) statements on the page's Wikidata item, searching recursively. E.g. an item's city, that city's state, and that state's country.
    • geomasks – switch between the geomasks specified as a comma-separated list of Wikidata items (Q-numbers) in the mapframe-geomask parameter
    • zooms – switch between "zoomed in"/"zoomed midway"/"zoomed out", where "zoomed in" is the default zoom (with a minimum of 3), "zoomed out" is 1, and "zoomed midway" is the average
• Other optional parameters:
  • mapframe-frame-width or mapframe-width – Frame width. Default: 264
  • mapframe-frame-height or mapframe-height – Frame height. Default: 200
  • mapframe-shape-fill – Color used to fill shape features. Default: #606060
  • mapframe-shape-fill-opacity – Opacity level of shape fill, a number between 0 and 1. Default: 0.5
  • mapframe-stroke-color or mapframe-stroke-colour – Color of line features, and outlines of shape features. Default: #0000ff
  • mapframe-stroke-width – Width of line features, and outlines of shape features. Default: 5
  • mapframe-marker – Marker symbol to use for coordinates; see mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/Icons for options. Default: water
    • Can also be set to blank to override any default marker symbol
  • mapframe-marker-color or mapframe-marker-colour – Background color for the marker. Default: #5E74F3
  • mapframe-geomask-stroke-color or mapframe-geomask-stroke-colour – Color of outline of geomask shape. Default: #555555
  • mapframe-geomask-stroke-width – Width of outline of geomask shape. Default: 2
  • mapframe-geomask-fill – Color used to fill outside geomask features. Default: #606060
  • mapframe-geomask-fill-opacity – Opacity level of fill outside geomask features, a number between 0 and 1. Default: 0.5
  • mapframe-zoom – Set the zoom level, from "1" (map of earth) to "18" (maximum zoom in), to be used if the zoom level cannot be determined automatically from object length or area. Default: 10
  • mapframe-length_km or mapframe-length_mi or mapframe-area_km2 or mapframe-area_mi2 – Determine zoom level by passing in object's length (in kilometres or miles) or area (in square kilometres or square miles). Default: not specified / not specified / not specified / not specified
  • mapframe-frame-coordinates or mapframe-frame-coord – Alternate latitude and longitude coordinates for initial placement of map, using {{coord}}. Default: derived from item coordinates
  • mapframe-type – Set the type of the object, with the same usage as {{coord}}. Default: waterbody
  • mapframe-population – Set the population, useful with type="city", for {{Infobox dim}}. Default: not specified

Tracking categories

There are several tracking categories for maintenance of articles using this infobox:

• Category:Articles using infobox body of water without image (0) – if image is missing
• Category:Articles using infobox body of water without alt (0) – if image alt text is missing
• Category:Articles using infobox body of water without image bathymetry (0) – if bathymetry image is missing
• Category:Articles using infobox body of water without alt bathymetry (0) – if bathymetry image is present, but bathymetry image alt text is missing
• Category:Articles using infobox body of water without pushpin map (0) – if no pushpin map is present
• Category:Articles using infobox body of water without pushpin map alt (0) – if pushpin map is present, but alt text is missing
• Category:Articles using infobox body of water without coordinates (0) – if coordinates are missing
• Category:Articles using infobox body of water with mapframe (0) – if mapframe=yes (purely for tracking)
• Category:Wikipedia infobox body of water articles needing maintenance (0) – if specific fields are missing, or included, see category description
  • Category:Pages using infobox body of water with a non-automatically converted dimension (0) - if {{convert}} is not used for measurement fields
  • Category:Pages using infobox body of water with duplicate parameters (0) – if specific duplicate fields are used
  • Category:Pages using infobox body of water with unknown parameters (0) - if an unknown parameter is present in the infobox template
• Category:Pages using infobox body of water with auto short description (0) - when shortdesc is auto-generated

The categories are hidden, i.e. they are not visible in the standard display of the articles (see WP:Hidden categories).

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox body of water in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox body of water

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Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	Name of the Body of Water.	String	required
Other Name	other_name	Local, Alternative or Former Names	String	optional
Image	image	Image of the Body of Water	File	optional
Image alternative text	alt	Alt text to display if the image specified by image does not display for whatever reason	String	optional
Image caption	caption	Caption for the image.	String	optional
Image Bathymetry	image_bathymetry	Bathymetry Image	Page name	optional
Alt Bathymetry	alt_bathymetry	Alternate text to display if image_bathymetry does not display for whatever reason	String	optional
Caption Bathymetry	caption_bathymetry	Image caption for image_bathymetry	String	optional
Location	location	Location of the Body of Water	String	optional
Group	group	Group of lakes that the body of water belongs to	String	optional
Coordinates	coordinates coords	Latitude and Longitude coordinates of the body of water	Number	optional
Type	type	Type of the Body of Water	String	optional
Etymology	etymology	person, event, or other entity body is named after	String	optional
Part of	part_of	Name of any parent basin or hydrology system	String	optional
Inflow	inflow	Major inflow sources — rivers, aquifers, glacial runoff, etc.	String	optional
Outflow	outflow	Outflow Waterway Names e.g. evaporation	String	optional
Catchment	catchment	The area of catchment (in square kilometres) which includes the entire area of the drainage basin for that body of water.	String	optional
Basin Countries	basin_countries	Which countries have drainage to/from or border the body of water.	String	optional
Date Built	date-built	Date of construction of the body of water/reservoir started, if man-made.	Line	optional
Date Flooded	date-flooded	Date of the body of water/reservoir was first flooded, if man-made or otherwise recent.	Line	optional
Agency	agency	Managing or owning organisation	String	optional
Length	length	Maximum length of the body of water in km	Number	optional
Width	width	Maximum width of the body of water in km	Number	optional
Area	area	Total area of the body of water's surface in square kilometres	Number	optional
Depth	depth	Average depth of the body of water in metres, fathoms, and/or feet	Number	optional
Max Depth	max-depth	Maximum depth of the body of water in metres, fathoms, and/or feet.	Number	optional
Volume	volume	Total volume of the body of water (cubic metres, cubic kilometres, cubic miles [cu mi], and/or acre-feet)	Number	optional
Residence Time	residence_time	Time spent by water in the body of water.	Number	optional
Shore	shore	Length of the shoreline in kilometres and statute miles this should not include values for waterways directly connected to the body of water, and should reflect the shore at average surface area.	Number	optional
Elevation	elevation	Elevation above sea-level in meters.	Number	optional
Frozen	frozen	Information about freezing: e.g. usual freezing date, months the body of water is frozen, last years the body of water was frozen, never, etc.	String	optional
Islands	islands	Total number of islands in the body of water	Number	optional
Cities	cities	Notable cities or settlements on or near the shore of the body of water.	Number	optional
Reference	reference	references for some or all of the values.	String	optional

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• category
• county-name
• extended-address
• fn
• label
• locality
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• uid
• url
• vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

• geo
• latitude
• longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.

See also

• List of all subpages of this page
• Template:Infobox body of water/Bookmarklet
• Template:Infobox river

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