dataset · United Kingdom
Groundwater Level Archive
Database of water levels in selected observation boreholes: daily, weekly or monthly measurements. Consistent set of boreholes in catchments relatively undisturbed by pumping distributed across most significant aquifer units in the UK. Most sites have more than 30 years of data, and some sites have considerably longer time series. The dataset represents only 5% of active groundwater monitoring networks run by UK measuring agencies. BGS holds other, historical, groundwater level data, including o
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Licence: ["The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in an
Evidence quality: 49.2
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- groundwater water levels at selected observation boreholes · daily, weekly or monthly water level measurements
- Coverage docs-verified
- United Kingdom (boreholes across most significant aquifer units) · Most sites over 30 years; some considerably longer
- Resolution docs-verified
- Daily, weekly or monthly measurements per borehole (temporal); spatial resolution not stated
- Update frequency docs-verified
- monthly
- Access docs-verified
- No authentication listed. Reuse restricted: NERC copyright, reproduction requires prior permission from BGS. Catalogue licence field not set.
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Baseline groundwater levels and long-term trends for flood risk or hydrogeological assessments · Aquifer characterisation for site investigation desk studies · Groundwater context for drainage or dewatering design in water resources studies
- Audience llm-inferred
- hydrologists · hydrogeologists · flood consultants · geotechnical engineers · environmental consultants
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Represents only about 5% of active UK groundwater monitoring networks · Reproduction restricted by NERC copyright; prior permission needed · Licence not set in catalogue entry
Evidence
- https://www.bgs.ac.uk/
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/75cb8ecc-e2f8-4b9a-b765-a9fd21766cd6/groundwater-level-archive
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.