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The Quality 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 Quality data with their respective Stations and Pressure data.
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90Percentile | 90th Percentile concentration during aggregation period | float(8) | 0 | |
StandardDeviation | Standard Deviation of concentration during aggregation period | float(8) | 0 | |
10Percentile | 10th Percentile concentration during aggregation period | float(8) | 0 | |
Median | Median concentration over aggregation period | float(8) | 0 | |
Minimum | Minimum concentration over aggregation period | float(8) | 0 | |
Maximum | Maximum concentration over aggregation period | float(8) | 0 | |
Mean | Average concentration over aggregation period | float(8) | 0 | |
NoOfSamples | Number of samples in aggregation period | int(4) | 0 | |
Year | Year of measurements | range of years available: 1965 - 2001 | int(4) | 0 |
PeriodLength | Period Length | Number of months in aggregation period | int(4) | 0 |
Determinand | Determinand name | As defined in meta data section "Unit" | nvarchar(30) | 0 |
Unit | Unit of measurement | As defined in meta data section "Unit" | nvarchar(30) | 0 |
AggregationPeriod | Period of aggregation | Annual = aggregated over whole year, Summer = aggregated over summer months, Winter = aggregated over winter months | nvarchar(10) | 0 |
WaterbaseID | Unique Waterbase Identifier | Internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring station for rivers | varchar(20) | -1 |
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 format | float(8) | 0 |
RiverDischarge | Mean Long Term River Discharge in m3/s | Discharge at the monitoring station | float(8) | 0 |
CatchmentArea | Upstream catchment area in km2 | float(8) | 0 | |
Altitude | Altitude in m above sea level | float(8) | 0 | |
Longitude | Longitude | (X) International Geographical Co-ordinates of the monitoring station in decimal format | float(8) | 0 |
RevisionYear | Year of Revision | Last year of revision or update | int(4) | 0 |
Region | Region | Provided at national level | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
StationType | Station Type | Station can fall into more than one type of B = Reference, R = Representative, F = Flux, L = Largest, Most Important, I = Impact (if more than one type applies, types will be listed alphabetically with no separator e.g. FL) | nvarchar(20) | 0 |
NationalStationID | National Station ID | Provided at national level | nvarchar(20) | 0 |
RiverName | River Name | Provided at national level | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
CatchmentName | Catchment name | Provided at national level | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
CountryCode | Country code | ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements | nvarchar(2) | 0 |
Country | Country name (ISO 3166-1) | Official short name in English | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
WaterbaseName | Name of the river station | nvarchar(200) | 0 | |
WaterbaseID | Unique Waterbase Identifier | Internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring station for rivers | varchar(20) | -1 |
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 | Other land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
LanduseOtherAgriculture | Other agricultural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
LanduseArableLand | Arable land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
LandusePasture | Pastural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
LanduseNature | Natural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
LanduseForest | Forested land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
LanduseTotalAgriculture | Total agricultural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
PopulationDensity | Population density (capita/km2) of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
LanduseUrban | Urban land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
LanduseWetland | Wetland land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the station | float(8) | 0 | |
WaterbaseID | Unique Waterbase Identifier | Unique Waterbase IdentifierNote: internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring station for rivers | varchar(20) | -1 |
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-1 or scan the QR code.
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