A surface hydrographic element corresponds to a surface unit containing a superficial aquatic environment:
— areas covered by permanent or non-permanent fresh water,
— areas covered by permanent or non-permanent salt water,
glaciers, nevated.
and whose characteristics (attributes) are homogeneous. A surface element is located by one face. Some attributes are managed by l'IGN: Nature, type
__Origin__
BDCarthage Guadeloupe is maintained by DEAL Guyana.
__Partner organisations__
ASH
__Links annexes__
* [see documentation on Sandre website](http://www.sandre.eaufrance.fr/urn.php?urn=urn:sandre:dictionnaire:ETH::entite:EltHydroSurface:ressource:2002-1:::html)
* [see Dictionary & Hydrographic Reference (ETH)" on the Sandre website](http://www.sandre.eaufrance.fr/?urn=urn:sandre:notice:dictionnaire::theme:ETH:ressource:latest:::html)
[See this page on geo.data.gouv.fr](https://geo.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/eba9f3c4cc235722cb235d13d11e903bf1aff9d9)
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