Tag:water=pond
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A small body of standing water, man-made in most cases 
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A pond: a body of standing water, man-made in most cases, that is usually smaller than a water=lake.
This tag is non-specific. Check if there is another more specific tag which could be used instead:
- Natural or semi-natural areas of still water are usually tagged with
water=lakeorwater=oxbow - Salt evaporation ponds should be tagged with
landuse=salt_pond - Other evaporation ponds should be tagged with
basin=evaporation - Open-air man-made swimming pools are tagged with
leisure=swimming_pool - Artificial lakes and ponds are also tagged with
water=reservoirif they are formed by a dam across a valley or natural depression water=basinandlanduse=basinare used for an area of land artificially graded to hold waterwater=reflecting_pool- a water feature found in gardens, parks, and at memorial sites which consists of a shallow pool of water, undisturbed by fountain jets, for a calm reflective surface.water=wastewater- A clarifier/settling basin of a wastewater treatment plant.water=fountain- the water area of a decorative or recreational fountain.
How to map
Draw the outline 
of the pond and add natural=water + water=pond.
Very small pond can be mapped with a node 
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