dataset · England
WFD Surface Water Operational Catchments Cycle 4
This is a polygon dataset showing Surface Water Operational Catchments, created to meet the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Operational Catchments are larger than catchments associated with water bodies, but they are smaller than Management Catchments. They contain multiple water bodies. Operational Catchments are a way of grouping WFD Water Bodies together for the purposes of economic appraisal. Every water body has been assigned to an Operational Catchment. They are not al
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Evidence quality: 43.6
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://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=86b681db-1ef6-4c2d-913a-0ecfafd5d841&fileName=WFD_Surface_Water_Operational_Catchments_Cycle_4.gdb.zip
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2d1688dc-8474-4f38-af85-b72be06e1ffd/wfd-surface-water-operational-catchments-cycle-4
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