dataset · United Kingdom
Water well archive
100,000 paper records of water wells, including details of lithologies, well construction, water levels and yields and water chemistry. Details lodged by drillers under statute. Includes approximately 90% of water boreholes in England & Wales, less in Scotland. There is a high density of information over major aquifers and urban areas with new data added as it is received from drillers and other outside organisations. The level of detail within individual records varies, reflecting historical ch
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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: 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://www2.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/datainfo/NWRA.html
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/0aa37e10-4def-41bc-ab9d-75d912966aed/water-well-archive
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.