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The QualityWater table contains data on nutrients and organic matter in water measured at 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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| StandardDeviation | Standard Deviation | standard Deviation of concentration during aggregation period. | float(8) | 0 |
| 10Percentile | 10th Percentile | 10th Percentile concentration during aggregation period. | float(8) | 0 |
| 90Percentile | 90th Percentile | 90th Percentile 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 |
| Median | Median | median concentration during aggregation period. | float(8) | 0 |
| LimitOfDetection | Limit Of Detection | concentration for which there is a desirably small probability (around 5%) that the determinand will not be detected, i.e. there is a 95% probability that the determinand will be detected. | float(8) | 0 |
| LimitOfDetermination | Limit Of Determination | the smallest concentration that can be distinguished from the analytical blank at a chosen level of statistical confidence (usually 95%). | float(8) | 0 |
| Mean | Mean | average concentration during aggregation period. | float(8) | 0 |
| Year | Year | year of aggregation period, or year in which sample taken, in format YYYY. | int(4) | 0 |
| PeriodLength | Period Length | number of months in aggregation period. | int(4) | 0 |
| NoOfSamples | Number Of Samples | number of samples in aggregation period. | int(4) | 0 |
| AggregationPeriod | Aggregation Period | period of aggregation: Annual = aggregated over whole year, Summer = aggregated over summer months, Winter = aggregated over winter months, YYYY-YYYY = aggregated data over a time period. | nvarchar(20) | 0 |
| CountryCode | Country code | ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements | varchar(2) | 0 |
| Determinand | Determinand | determinand name. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
| Unit | Unit | unit of measurement. | nvarchar(30) | 0 |
| WaterbaseID | Waterbase ID | internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring station for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters and water quantity, and groundwater body, in the format CountryCode_WaterDataSet_NationalStationID (e.g. GB_RV_12345). | varchar(200) | -1 |
| LimitOfDetectionFlag | Limit Of Detection Flag | flag to indicate sample below analytical limit of detection in format <. | varchar(1) | 0 |
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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 | other land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| LanduseOtherAgriculture | Other Agricultural Land Use | other agricultural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| LanduseArableLand | Arable Land Use | arable land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| LandusePasture | Pastural Land Use | pastural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| LanduseNature | Natural Land Use | natural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| LanduseForest | Forested Land Use | forested land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| LanduseTotalAgriculture | Total Agricultural Land Use | total agricultural land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| PopulationDensity | Population Density | population density (capita/km2) of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| LanduseUrban | Urban Land Use | urban land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| LanduseWetland | Wetland Land Use | wetland land use as % of the upstream catchment area of the river or lake monitoring station, within the area of the groundwater body, in the catchment or drainage basin upstream of the transitional water, or within the River Basin District to which the coastal water has been assigned. | float(8) | 0 |
| CountryCode | Country code | ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements | varchar(2) | 0 |
| WaterbaseID | Waterbase ID | internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring station for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters and water quantity, and groundwater body, in the format CountryCode_WaterDataSet_NationalStationID (e.g. GB_RV_12345). | varchar(200) | -1 |
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pressures_rivers_en_v4.csv
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The Stations table contains the physical characteristics of the Eurowaternet river monitoring stations. 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 | River Discharge | mean long term annual river discharge in m3/s at the monitoring station. | float(8) | 0 |
| RiverLength | River Length | river length from monitoring station to source in km. | float(8) | 0 |
| CatchmentArea | Catchment area | 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 format. | float(8) | 0 |
| RevisionYear | Revision Year | last year of revision or update of characteristics. | int(4) | 0 |
| SeaRegionName | Sea Region Name | regional sea name of which sea area is a part. Consistent with Marine Convention nomenclature. | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
| SeaConventionArea | Marine Convention Area | name of Marine Convention area. | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
| WaterBodyName | Water Body Name | name of water body in which monitoring station is located. Water body as defined / required by Water Framework Directive. A water body may have more than one monitoring station in it. | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
| RiverBasinDistrict | River Basin District | national name or identifier of the River Basin District in which the water body is located. River Basin Districts as required / defined by the Water Framework Directive. | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
| SeaAreaName | Sea Area Name | sea area name or identifier into which river discharges, marine water is located, or direct discharge enters. Consistent with Marine Convention nomenclature. | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
| StationType | Station Type | type of monitoring station. For rivers, lakes and groundwater: B = Reference, R = Representative, F = Flux, L = Largest, Most Important, I = Impact. For transitional, coastal and marine waters: B = Reference, R(PHYS) = station Representative of general conditions in terms of physico-chemical quality elements (organic matter and nutrients), I(PHYS) = station Impacted directly by discharges affecting physico-chemical conditions (organic matter and nutrients), R(HZ) = station Representative of general conditions in terms of hazardous substances, I(HZ) = station Impacted directly by discharges containing hazardous substances. Stations can be of more than one type. If so, types will be listed alphabetically with no separator e.g. FL or R(PHYS)R(HZ). | nvarchar(30) | 0 |
| StationSize | Station Size | size of station based on upstream catchment area: < 50 km2: Small, >= 50 km2 and < 250 km2: Medium, >= 250 km2 and < 1000 km2: Large, >= 1000 km2 and < 2500 km2: Very Large, >= 2500 km2: Largest. | nvarchar(20) | 0 |
| WaterbodyID | Waterbody ID | national identification code of water body (if applicable) in which monitoring station is located. Water body as defined / required by Water Framework Directive. A water body may contain more than one monitoring station. nvarchar(100) No WaterBodyName Water Body Name Name of water body in which monitoring station is located. Water body as defined / required by Water Framework Directive. A water body may have more than one monitoring station in it. | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
| NationalStationID | National Station ID | national station identifier for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters and water quantity monitoring station. For transitional, coastal and marine waters, areas are recorded and reported as a discrete location, but location may relate to a station at a fixed geographical point, a broader area in which sampling locations vary from survey to survey or an area within a defined salinity range within which samples have been taken. When calculating loads, the national station identifier used should be the same ID previously supplied to represent the (flux) river monitoring station. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
| RiverName | River Name | river name at the national level. | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
| CatchmentName | Catchment name | catchment name at the national level. For transitional, coastal and marine waters, catchment name refers to major river catchment or basin draining into transitional or coastal water. | nvarchar(100) | 0 |
| CountryCode | Country code | ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements | varchar(2) | 0 |
| Country | Country | official short name in English. | nvarchar(50) | 0 |
| WaterbaseName | Waterbase Name | name of the monitoring station for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters and water quantity, or the name of the groundwater body. | nvarchar(200) | 0 |
| Region | Region | region in which water body is located at the national level. | varchar(100) | 0 |
| WaterbaseID | Waterbase ID | internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring station for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters and water quantity, and groundwater body, in the format CountryCode_WaterDataSet_NationalStationID (e.g. GB_RV_12345). | varchar(200) | -1 |
| DataSource | Data source | source of data: Eurowaternet, ICES, OSPAR, HELCOM, UNEP/MAP or BSC. | varchar(50) | 0 |
| WaterDataset | Water data set | RV = river, LK = lake, GW = groundwater, TCM = transitional, coastal or marine water, QA = water quantity. | varchar(3) | 0 |
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Rivers: metadata of the Pressures table
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Rivers: metadata of the Stations table
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Rivers: metadata of the QualityWater table
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Units:
BOD5, BOD7, COD, CODCr, Dissolved Oxygen: mg/l O2 Chlorophyll a: µg/l Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Nitrate, Nitrite, Non-ionised Ammonia, Organic Nitrogen, Total Ammonium, Total Inorganic Nitrogen, Total Oxidised Nitrogen, Total 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 4, date of delivery (date sent to the Data Service): 25/04/2004
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Waterbase contains timely, reliable and policy-relevant data collected from EEA member countries through the Eurowaternet (EWN) process. EWN selects validated 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. The added value of Waterbase is that data collected through the EWN process are from statistically stratified monitoring stations and groundwater bodies and are comparable at the European level. Waterbase data are primarily used in the production of the EEA's indicator-based factsheets.
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/waterbase-rivers or scan the QR code.
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