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Reference Waterbase - Rivers

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Created 30 Sep 2003 Published 30 Sep 2003 Last modified 15 Dec 2022

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This page was archived on 05 Dec 2016 with reason: Other (The dataset is replaced by Waterbase - Water Quality dataset, which combines Waterbase - Rivers, Lakes and Groundwater into one. It's available at http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/waterbase-water-quality/.)

Reference Waterbase is the EEA's database on the status and quality of Europe's rivers, lakes and groundwater bodies

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Reference WATERBASE - Rivers: stations' pressures characteristic data

The Pressure table contains proxy pressure data on the upstream catchments of EUROWATERNET river monitoring stations. Each station has been assigned a unique WATERBASE identifier (WaterbaseID) which can be used to link the Pressure data with their respective Stations and Quality data.

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LanduseOther	LanduseOther	Other land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
LanduseOtherAgriculture	LanduseOtherAgriculture	Other agricultural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
LanduseArableLand	LanduseArableLand	Arable land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
LandusePasture	LandusePasture	Pastural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
LanduseNature	LanduseNature	Natural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
LanduseForest	LanduseForest	Forested land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
LanduseTotalAgriculture	LanduseTotalAgriculture	Total agricultural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
PopulationDensity	PopulationDensity	Population density (capita/km2) of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
LanduseUrban	LanduseUrban	Urban land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
LanduseWetland	LanduseWetland	Wetland land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station or within the area of the groundwater body	float(8)	0
CountryCode	CountryCode	ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements	nvarchar(2)	0
WaterbaseID	WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring stations for rivers or lakes or the groundwater bodies	varchar(20)	-1

pressures_rivers_en_v3.mdb (application/msaccess)
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pressures_rivers_en_v3.xls (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)
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pressures_rivers_en_v3.dbf (dBASE document)
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Rivers: stations' pressures metadata table (text/comma-separated-values)
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pressures_rivers_en_v3.csv (text/comma-separated-values)
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Reference WATERBASE - Rivers: chemical QualityWater data

The QualityWater table contains data on nutrients and organic matter measured at the EUROWATERNET river monitoring stations. Each station has been assigned a unique WATERBASE identifier (WaterbaseID) which can be used to link the QualityWater data with their respective Stations and Pressure data.

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90Percentile	90Percentile	90th percentile concentration during aggregation period	float(8)	0
Median	Median	Median concentration during aggregation period	float(8)	0
StandardDeviation	StandardDeviation		float(8)	0
10Percentile	10Percentile	10th percentile concentration during aggregation period	float(8)	0
Mean	Mean	Average concentration during aggregation period	float(8)	0
Minimum	Minimum	Minimum concentration during aggregation period	float(8)	0
Maximum	Maximum	Maximum concentration during aggregation period	float(8)	0
Year	Year	Year of aggregation period in format YYYY	int(4)	0
PeriodLength	PeriodLength	Number of months in aggregation period	int(4)	0
NoOfSamples	NoOfSamples	Number of samples in aggregation period	int(4)	0
AggregationPeriod	AggregationPeriod	Period of aggregation: Annual = aggregated over whole year, Summer = aggregated over summer months, Winter = aggregated over winter months	nvarchar(10)	0
CountryCode	CountryCode	ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements	nvarchar(2)	0
Determinand	Determinand	Determinand name as defined in meta data section "Unit"	nvarchar(30)	0
Unit	Unit	Unit of measurement as defined in meta data section "Unit"	nvarchar(30)	0
WaterbaseID	WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring stations for rivers or lakes or the groundwater bodies	varchar(20)	-1

Rivers: QualityWater metadata table (text/comma-separated-values)
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Reference WATERBASE - Rivers: stations characteristic data

The Stations table contains data on the EUROWATERNET river monitoring stations' physical characteristics. Each station has been assigned a unique WATERBASE identifier (WaterbaseID) which can be used to link the Stations with their respective Quality and Pressure data.

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Latitude	Latitude	(Y) International geographical co-ordinates of the monitoring station in decimal degrees format	float(8)	0
RiverDischarge	RiverDischarge	Mean long term river discharge in m³/s	float(8)	0
CatchmentArea	CatchmentArea	Upstream catchment area in km²	float(8)	0
Altitude	Altitude	Altitude of monitoring station in m above sea level	float(8)	0
Longitude	Longitude	(X) International geographical co-ordinates of the monitoring station in decimal degrees format	float(8)	0
RevisionYear	RevisionYear	Last year of revision or update of characteristics	int(4)	0
Region	Region	Region in which water body is located at the national level	nvarchar(100)	0
StationType	StationType	Type of monitoring station. For rivers, lakes and groundwater: B = Reference, R = Representative, F = Flux, L = Largest, Most Important, I = Impact. Stations can be of more than one type. If so, types will be listed alphabetically with no separator e.g. FL	nvarchar(20)	0
NationalStationID	NationalStationID	National station identifier of river or lake monitoring station or groundwater body	nvarchar(50)	0
RiverName	RiverName	River name at the national level	nvarchar(100)	0
CatchmentName	CatchmentName	Catchment name at the national level	nvarchar(100)	0
CountryCode	CountryCode	ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements	nvarchar(2)	0
Country	Country	Official short name in English	nvarchar(50)	0
WaterbaseName	WaterbaseName	Name of the river station, lake or groundwater body	nvarchar(200)	0
WaterbaseID	WaterbaseID	Internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring stations for rivers or lakes or the groundwater bodies	varchar(20)	-1
WaterBodyType	WaterBodyType	R = River, L = Lake, GW = Groundwater	varchar(2)	0

stations_rivers_en_v3.dbf (dBASE document)
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stations_rivers_en_v3.csv (text/comma-separated-values)
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stations_rivers_en_v3.xls (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet)
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stations_rivers_en_v3.mdb (application/msaccess)
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Rivers: stations' metadata table (text/comma-separated-values)
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Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Units:: BOD5, BOD7, COD, CODCr, DO: mg/l O2 Chlorophyll a: µg/l Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Nitrate, Nitrite, Non-ionised Ammonia, Organic Nitrogen, Total Ammonium, Total Inorganic Nitrogen, Total Nitrogen, Total Oxidised Nitrogen: mg/l N Orthophosphate, Total Phosphorus: mg/l P Oxygen Saturation: % pH: pH Total Organic Carbon: mg/l C
Data sources: The European Topic Centre on Water. Version 3, date of delivery (date sent to the Data Service): 04/09/2003
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Processors:: European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ETC/ICM)

Additional information

The data contained in this database can be accessed through a series of web pages which form part of the EEA Data Service's public web site. Pre-defined applications have been designed to assist the user to extract and analyse the data in a format that is both helpful and meaningful. Reference Waterbase contains timely, reliable and policy-relevant data collected from EEA member countries through the Eurowaternet (EWN) process. EWN selects validated, mostly aggregated, monitoring data from national databases and adds information on the physical characteristics of the water bodies being monitored and on the pressures potentially affecting water quality. Although many countries make their highly aggregated data available over the Internet, the level and form of aggregation often varies from country to country making detailed quantitative comparisons difficult. The added value of Reference Waterbase is that data collected through the EWN process are from statistically stratified monitoring stations and groundwater bodies and are comparable at European level. These data are primarily used in the production of the EEA's indicator-based factsheets. Data disclaimer: The data in Reference Waterbase are sub-samples of national data assembled for the purpose of providing comparable indicators of pressures, state and impact of waters on a Europe-wide scale and the data sets are not intended for assessing compliance with any European Directive or any other legal instrument. Information on the national and sub-national scales should be sought from other sources.

For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/reference-waterbase-rivers-2 or scan the QR code.

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