dataset · United Kingdom
Government / regulator
Sub-hourly river flow data observations from 1369 river gauges in the UK, 1948-2023 (UK-Flow15)
This dataset provides a coherent, quality-controlled collection of 15-minute river flow observations from across the United Kingdom. It brings together more than 1,300 gauging stations and over 50,000 station-years of data collected by the main UK measuring authorities - the Environment Agency (England), Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Natural Resources Wales, the Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland), and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The records span from 1948 to th
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What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- 15-minute river flow observations · river discharge (m³ s⁻¹) · per-observation QC code · station metadata (latitude, longitude, station type, measuring authority)
- Coverage docs-verified
- United Kingdom (over 1,300 gauging stations) · 1948-01-01 to 2023-12-31
- Resolution docs-verified
- 15-minute time step; point resolution at individual gauging stations
- Formats docs-verified
- CSV · PNG
- Access docs-verified
- Free download under the Open Government Licence from the NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre; scripted bulk download requires a personal access token (Bearer auth)
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Flood frequency analysis using sub-daily peak flows at gauges across the UK · Catchment response and time-to-peak studies for FRA or flood modelling inputs · Calibration and validation of hydrological models at 15-minute resolution
- Audience llm-inferred
- hydrologists · flood consultants · hydrological modellers
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Data quality flags must be checked per observation; users should consult the metadata to judge suitability for their analysis · Discharge is derived from stage using each authority's rating curves, so rating uncertainty carries through · Scripted bulk download needs a personal access token · Stated temporal extent ends 2023-12-31, although the description says records run to the present day · Station count differs between title (1369) and body text (over 1,300) · Not a real-time feed; a static compilation of historical records
- Licence
- Open government licence
- Authentication
- Unknown — review source docs
- GitHub stars
- Unknown
- Last commit
- Unknown
- Last successful page check
- 16/10/2026
- Page health
- healthy
- Package
- Not recorded
- Verification
- Not independently verified
Provenance & evidence
Listed in ukceh-eidc public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata observed 14/10/2026 · research sweep: sweep-2026-10-16 (ukceh-eidc)