# WatercourseLink

| GML Attribute              | Esri Shapefile Attribute |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| gml:id                     | identifier               |
| flowDirection              | flow                     |
| length                     | length                   |
| fictitious                 | fictitious               |
| form                       | form                     |
| watercourseName            | name1                    |
| watercourseNameAlternative | name2                    |
| startNode                  | startNode                |
| endNode                    | endNode                  |
| centrelineGeometry         | \*                       |

{% hint style="info" %}
GML includes attributes which describe the geometry of the features; this is not applicable to shapefile files as they are separated by their geometry. 

The use of an asterisk symbol (\*) in the table indicates that a particular attribute is not mapped in that format, for example, the centrelineGeometry attribute has no shapefile equivalent.
{% endhint %}