dataset · Wales
Water Framework Directive (WFD) River Waterbody Catchments Cycle 1
The 'WFD River Waterbody Catchments' are a polygon Shapefile dataset collated as defined for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Catchments are defined as an area of land from which all surface run-off flows through a series of streams, rivers and, possibly, lakes to a particular point in the water course such as a river confluence. Delineation of the river catchment boundaries primarily utilised the CEH Flow Grid hydrological model run with CEH Integrated Hydrological Digital T
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Licence: ["This data is jointly owned by NRW and CEH There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.", "\u00a9 CNC/NRW. Some features of this information are b
Evidence quality: 32
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/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_WFD_RIVERCATCHMENT_C1
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/03fce186-0505-45f5-b729-821872446343/water-framework-directive-wfd-river-waterbody-catchments-cycle-113
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