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KiEco Freshwater Ecology: River Macroinvertebrates - Geospatial
Freshwater macroinvertebrates are used as an indicator of water quality and river flow requirements due to the relative immobility and abundance. This dataset contains site, sample, metric and taxa information from freshwater river macroinvertebrate surveys carried out across Wales by Natural Resources Wales and former Environment Agency Wales since 1978 and onwards. These surveys are conducted as part of on-going monitoring of river water quality for legislative requirements and to meet busines
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Evidence quality: 45
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
Evidence
- https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/6703/?ows_service=wms
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/4cc95b9a-46f9-499d-aa82-43b04264eb83/kieco-freshwater-ecology-river-macroinvertebrates-geospatial
Related sources
- Headwater stream quality metrics from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023
- NRW Open Water Quality Archive
- Consented Discharges to Controlled Waters with Conditions
- Bathing Water Quality at Designated Beaches
- Water Framework Directive (WFD) Regulations Cycle 3 Classification (interim 2024)
- Compliance Assessment of Welsh River Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) Against Water Quality Targets (2020 - 2023)
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