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Waterbase - Rivers

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Prod-ID: DAT-4-en
Created 24 Jul 2012 Published 27 Jul 2012 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/.)
Waterbase is the generic name given to the EEA's databases on the status and quality of Europe's rivers, lakes, groundwater bodies and transitional, coastal and marine waters, and on the quantity of Europe's water resources

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Waterbase - Rivers (5 tables)

The dataset contains data on nutrients, organic matter, hazardous substances and other chemical determinands in water, proxy pressure data on the upstream catchments and physical characteristics of the WISE-SoE river monitoring stations. ***WARNING:*** Records, where errors and other quality issues and inconsistencies have been detected, have been removed from the dataset only in the most severe cases (missing primary key values, duplicates...). The other "problematic" records are left in. Each data table contains a set of special QA fields which are used to flag the particular quality issues detected in the individual records. The QA fields and flag codes are described in the QA documentation.

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Physical Characteristics of River Monitoring Stations (Waterbase_rivers_v12_Stations, 12071 records)

Physical characteristics of the WISE-SoE river monitoring stations.

Field nameDefinitionNotedata type
RecordID Unique record identifier long
RecordReported Date when the records was reported by the data provider text(10)
CountryCode Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country from which territory the data come from. ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements text(2)
WaterbaseID Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier combination of CountryCode, '_RV_' and NationalStationID text(100)
NationalStationID Identifier of the river monitoring station, unique at the national level. text(100)
NationalStationName National name of the monitoring station text(150)
WFDstation Specification yes / no, whether the monitoring station was reported to European Commission as Water Framework Directive, Article 8 monitoring station. text(3)
WFD_EU_CD Unique international identifier of the monitoring station under which the station was reported as WFD Art.8 monitoring station. text(50)
RiverName National name of river. text(150)
WaterCategory Water Category, as defined in the codelist. text(2)
WaterBodyID National identification code of water body in which station is located text(50)
WaterBodyName Name of water body in which station is located. text(255)
CatchmentName Name of major catchment or basin. text(150)
RBDcode River Basin District Code text(50)
RBDname Name of the River Basin District. text(150)
Region National region in which water body is located text(50)
SeaAreaName Name of the local sea into which the river discharges or in which the TCM station is located. text(150)
SeaRegionName Name of regional sea of which local sea area is a part. text(150)
SeaConventionArea Name of Marine Convention area of which regional sea is a part. text(8)
Longitude International geographical longitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format. decimal
Latitude International geographical latitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format. decimal
CatchmentArea Catchment area upstream of the station, in kilometres squared. single
Altitude Altitude of station in metres above sea level. long
RepresentativeStation Station is representative, reflecting general quality of rivers/lakes/transitional or coastal water bodies or marine water areas. text(1)
ReferenceStation Station is reference station - found in catchments or associated River Basin Districts with little or no human activity, natural landscape higher than 90%, and minimally impacted by inflow from adjacent coastal or marine waters. text(1)
ImpactStation Station is impact station - located within the zone where initial mixing of discharges takes place with receiving waters. text(1)
LargestStation Station is largest station - most important station, including the nationally most important or well known rivers or lakes. text(1)
FluxStation Station is flux station - used for assessment of international, transboundary loads or loads entering Europe's Seas. text(1)
Geology The dominnt geology in the catchment, given according to the WFD Annex 2 categories. siliceous, calcareous, organic (peat) text(50)
WaterColourAverage Long-term average concentration of water colour, expressing the concentration of humic substances at the station. single
WaterColourLevel Average level of water colour as defined by the WFD intercalibration typology. low (90 mg/l Pt = polyhumic). text(8)
AlkalinityAverage Long-term average of alkalinity of water at the station single
AlkalinityLevel Long-term average level of alkalinity as defined by the WFD intercalibration typology. low alk. (1 meq/L) text(8)
HMWB River/Lake is identified as heavily modified in terms of hydromorphological impacts, such as impoundments and high water level fluctuations, according to WFD-compliant national guidelines text(1)
ArtificialWB Station is located in an artificial water body, (e.g. artificial water reservoir) in terms of hydromorphological impacts, such as impoundments and high water level fluctuations, according to WFD-compliant national guidelines. text(1)
Purpose The purpose of the monitoring station in terms of to which directives, conventions or agreements will the data from the station be used for reporting. text(255)
LengthFromSource River length from source to monitoring station in kilometres single
RiverDischarge Mean long term annual river discharge in m3 /s at the monitoring station. single
SubsiteLocation Location of the river sub-site in relation to the principal monitoring site. text(50)
Remarks Remarks, comments or explanatory notes text(255)
QA_station_issues Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_DDviolations Quality assessment field - data definition errors List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation. memo

Proxy Pressures of Rivers (Waterbase_rivers_v12_Pressures, 8028 records)

Proxy pressure data on the upstream catchments of WISE-SoE river monitoring stations.

Field nameDefinitionNotedata type
RecordID Unique record identifier long
RecordReported Date when the records was reported by the data provider text(10)
CountryCode Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country from which territory the data come from. ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements text(2)
WaterbaseID Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier combination of CountryCode, '_RV_' and NationalStationID text(100)
NationalStationID Identifier of the river monitoring station, unique at the national level. text(100)
PopulationDensity Population density of the upstream catchment of the river monitoring station single
UWWT Point source pressure from urban waste water treatment discharges. text(1)
OverflowsDischarges Point source pressure from overflows and urban discharges. text(1)
IPPC Point source pressure from IPPC installations. text(1)
nonIPPC Point source pressure from non-IPPC installations text(1)
Fertiliser Diffuse sources pressures from agricultural fertiliser use. text(1)
Pesticide Diffuse sources pressures from agricultural pesticide use. text(1)
Livestock Diffuse sources pressures from livestock. text(1)
TransportInfrastructure Diffuse sources pressures from transport and infrastructure without connection to sewers. text(1)
PublicWaterSupply Water abstractions pressures due to public water supply. text(1)
Industry Water abstractions pressures due to industry. text(1)
Irrigation Water abstractions pressures due to irrigation. text(1)
Cooling Water abstractions pressures due to needs for cooling water, e.g. for nuclear power plants or other industrial activities. text(1)
WaterFlowRegulation Water flow regulation and morphological alterations. text(50)
Remarks Remarks, comments or explanatory notes text(255)
QA_station_issues Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_DDviolations Quality assessment field - data definition errors List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation. memo

Nutrients and General Physico-Chemical Determinands in Rivers (Waterbase_rivers_v12_Nutrients, 1024279 records)

Data on nutrients and organic matter in water measured at WISE-SoE river monitoring stations.

Field nameDefinitionNotedata type
RecordID Unique record identifier long
RecordReported Date when the records was reported by the data provider text(10)
CountryCode Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country from which territory the data come from. ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements text(2)
WaterbaseID Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier combination of CountryCode, '_RV_' and NationalStationID text(100)
NationalStationID Identifier of the river monitoring station, unique at the national level. text(100)
Year Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken. long
AggregationPeriod Period of aggregation of measurement data. text(20)
AggregationPeriod_original text(100)
AggregationMonths Detailed specification of aggregation period by months. text(150)
AggregationLength Number of months in aggregation period. long
Determinand_Nutrients Name of nutrient, organic matter or general physico-chemical determinand. text(50)
Unit_Nutrients Unit of measurement of nutrients or organic matter. text(7)
CEN_ISO CEN/ISO code of the methods. text(150)
NumberOfSamples Number of samples included in aggregated data. long
LimitOfDetection 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. single
LimitOfQuantification The smallest concentration that can be distinguished from the analytical blank at a chosen level of statistical confidence (usually 95%). single
Minimum Minimum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation. single
Mean Mean concentration value of aggregated data. single
Maximum Maximum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation. single
Median Median concentration value of aggregated data. single
StandardDeviation Standard deviation of concentration values of aggregated data. single
SampleDepth Depth at which sample taken in metres below water surface. decimal
Remarks Remarks, comments or explanatory notes text(255)
AggregatedBy Subject(s) that aggregated the data. text(20)
QA_MVissues Quality assessment field - main meassurement value issue flag A code identifying an issue or an error in the main meassurement value of the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. long
QA_LRviolations Quality assessment field - list of logical rules violations. List of codes of logical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_outlier Quality assessment field - outlier flag. Outlier code assigned to the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. long
QA_CRviolations Quality assessment field - list of chemical rules violations. List of codes of chemical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(50)
QA_station_issues Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_DDviolations Quality assessment field - data definition errors List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation. memo

Hazardous Substances and Other Chemical Determinands in Rivers (Waterbase_rivers_v12_HazSubs, 644142 records)

Data on hazardous substances and other chemical determinands in water measured at WISE-SoE river monitoring stations.

Field nameDefinitionNotedata type
RecordID Unique record identifier long
RecordReported Date when the records was reported by the data provider text(10)
CountryCode Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country from which territory the data come from. ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements text(2)
WaterbaseID Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier combination of CountryCode, '_RV_' and NationalStationID text(100)
NationalStationID Identifier of the river monitoring station, unique at the national level. text(100)
Year Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken. long
Determinand_HazSubs Name of hazardous substance or other chemical determinand. text(150)
Unit_HazSubs Unit of measurement of hazardous substance. text(20)
CASNumber Chemical Abstract Service Number of the hazardous substance or other chemical determinand. text(64)
CEN_ISO CEN/ISO code of the methods. text(150)
NumberOfSamples Number of samples included in aggregated data. long
NumberOfSamplesBelowLOQ Number of samples below limit of quantification within aggregation period long
LimitOfDetection 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. single
LimitOfQuantification The smallest concentration that can be distinguished from the analytical blank at a chosen level of statistical confidence (usually 95%). single
Minimum Minimum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation. single
Mean Mean concentration value of aggregated data. single
Maximum Maximum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation. single
Median Median concentration value of aggregated data. single
StandardDeviation Standard deviation of concentration values of aggregated data. single
SampleDepth Depth at which sample taken in metres below water surface. decimal
Remarks Remarks, comments or explanatory notes text(255)
AggregatedBy Subject(s) that aggregated the data. text(20)
QA_MVissues Quality assessment field - main meassurement value issue flag A code identifying an issue or an error in the main meassurement value of the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. long
QA_LRviolations Quality assessment field - list of logical rules violations. List of codes of logical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_station_issues Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_DDviolations Quality assessment field - data definition errors List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation. memo

Supportive Determinands for hazardous substances in Rivers (Waterbase_rivers_v12_SuppDet, 64599 records)

Data on supportive determinands, supplementing information on hazardous substances in water measured at WISE-SoE river monitoring stations.

Field nameDefinitionNotedata type
RecordID Unique record identifier long
RecordReported Date when the records was reported by the data provider text(10)
CountryCode Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country from which territory the data come from. ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements text(2)
WaterbaseID Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier combination of CountryCode, '_RV_' and NationalStationID text(100)
NationalStationID Identifier of the river monitoring station, unique at the national level. text(100)
Year Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken. long
Determinand_Supportive Name of supportive determinand, that is needed for correct interpretation of some hazardous substances. text(20)
Unit_DetSupport Unit of measurement of hazardous substances supportive determinands. text(20)
NumberOfSamples Number of samples included in aggregated data. long
Minimum Minimum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation. single
Mean Mean concentration value of aggregated data. single
Maximum Maximum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation. single
Median Median concentration value of aggregated data. single
StandardDeviation Standard deviation of concentration values of aggregated data. single
AggregatedBy Subject(s) that aggregated the data. text(20)
QA_MVissues Quality assessment field - main meassurement value issue flag A code identifying an issue or an error in the main meassurement value of the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. long
QA_outlier Quality assessment field - outlier flag. Outlier code assigned to the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. long
QA_station_issues Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_DDviolations Quality assessment field - data definition errors List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation. memo
Waterbase - Biology in rivers (3 tables)

This separate dataset contains data for the biological quality elements (BQEs) phytobenthos and macroinvertebrates from WISE-SoE river monitoring stations. The data are reported as ecological quality ratios (EQRs) (for more explanation, see illustration in additional information part) together with information on the national classification systems for ecological status. The dataset is a result of the first regular data flow for Biological elements in rivers and lakes (2011) and it is the first time the biological data are published in Waterbase. In the next updates the data will be published in one dataset together with the other Waterbase rivers data.

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Physical Characteristics of River Monitoring Stations (Waterbase_rivers_v12_StationsBiology, 4688 records)

Physical Characteristics of the WISE-SoE River monitoring stations containing biological data.

Field nameDefinitionNotedata type
RecordID Unique record identifier long
RecordReported Date when the records was reported by the data provider text(10)
CountryCode Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country from which territory the data come from. ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements text(2)
WaterbaseID Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier combination of CountryCode, '_RV_' and NationalStationID text(100)
NationalStationID Identifier of the river monitoring station, unique at the national level. text(100)
NationalStationName National name of the monitoring station text(150)
WFDstation Specification yes / no, whether the monitoring station was reported to European Commission as Water Framework Directive, Article 8 monitoring station. text(3)
WFD_EU_CD Unique international identifier of the monitoring station under which the station was reported as WFD Art.8 monitoring station. text(50)
RiverName National name of river. text(150)
WaterCategory Water Category, as defined in the codelist. text(2)
WaterBodyID National identification code of water body in which station is located text(50)
WaterBodyName Name of water body in which station is located. text(255)
CatchmentName Name of major catchment or basin. text(150)
RBDcode River Basin District Code text(50)
RBDname Name of the River Basin District. text(150)
Region National region in which water body is located text(50)
SeaAreaName Name of the local sea into which the river discharges or in which the TCM station is located. text(150)
SeaRegionName Name of regional sea of which local sea area is a part. text(150)
SeaConventionArea Name of Marine Convention area of which regional sea is a part. text(8)
Longitude International geographical longitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format. decimal
Latitude International geographical latitude (x) co-ordinate in decimal degrees format. decimal
CatchmentArea Catchment area upstream of the station, in kilometres squared. single
Altitude Altitude of station in metres above sea level. long
RepresentativeStation Station is representative, reflecting general quality of rivers/lakes/transitional or coastal water bodies or marine water areas. text(1)
ReferenceStation Station is reference station - found in catchments or associated River Basin Districts with little or no human activity, natural landscape higher than 90%, and minimally impacted by inflow from adjacent coastal or marine waters. text(1)
ImpactStation Station is impact station - located within the zone where initial mixing of discharges takes place with receiving waters. text(1)
LargestStation Station is largest station - most important station, including the nationally most important or well known rivers or lakes. text(1)
FluxStation Station is flux station - used for assessment of international, transboundary loads or loads entering Europe's Seas. text(1)
Geology The dominnt geology in the catchment, given according to the WFD Annex 2 categories. siliceous, calcareous, organic (peat) text(50)
WaterColourAverage Long-term average concentration of water colour, expressing the concentration of humic substances at the station. single
WaterColourLevel Average level of water colour as defined by the WFD intercalibration typology. low (90 mg/l Pt = polyhumic). text(8)
AlkalinityAverage Long-term average of alkalinity of water at the station single
AlkalinityLevel Long-term average level of alkalinity as defined by the WFD intercalibration typology. low alk. (1 meq/L) text(8)
HMWB River/Lake is identified as heavily modified in terms of hydromorphological impacts, such as impoundments and high water level fluctuations, according to WFD-compliant national guidelines text(1)
ArtificialWB Station is located in an artificial water body, (e.g. artificial water reservoir) in terms of hydromorphological impacts, such as impoundments and high water level fluctuations, according to WFD-compliant national guidelines. text(1)
Purpose The purpose of the monitoring station in terms of to which directives, conventions or agreements will the data from the station be used for reporting. text(255)
LengthFromSource River length from source to monitoring station in kilometres single
RiverDischarge Mean long term annual river discharge in m3 /s at the monitoring station. single
SubsiteLocation Location of the river sub-site in relation to the principal monitoring site. text(50)
Remarks Remarks, comments or explanatory notes text(255)
CountryCodeETC Specification of region within country, in case of more than one data provider per country. BE-FL = Flanders, BE-WA = Wallonia; GB-EW = England & Wales, GB-NI = Northern Ireland, GB-SC = Scotland text(5)
QA_station_issues Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_DDviolations Quality assessment field - data definition errors List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation. memo

Biology in Rivers (Waterbase_rivers_v12_Biology, 8678 records)

EQR (ecological quality ratio) values for phytobenthos and macroinvertebrates in rivers measured at WISE-SoE river monitoring stations.

Field nameDefinitionNotedata type
RecordID Unique record identifier long
RecordReported Date when the records was reported by the data provider text(10)
CountryCode Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country from which territory the data come from. ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements text(2)
WaterCategory Water Category, as defined in the codelist. text(2)
WaterbaseID Internally produced, unique Waterbase identifier combination of CountryCode, '_RV_' and NationalStationID text(100)
NationalStationID Identifier of the river monitoring station, unique at the national level. text(100)
WaterbodyTypeNCS Type of waterbody type as used in the national classification system. text(255)
WaterbodyTypeIC Type of waterbody as defined by the WFD Intercalibration process text(255)
Year Year of aggregation period in which samples were taken/Year in which sample was taken. long
AggregationPeriod Period of aggregation of measurement data. text(20)
AggregationMonths Detailed specification of aggregation period by months. text(150)
AggregationLength Number of months in aggregation period. long
DeterminandBiology Impact-specific determinand name for biological metrics. text(255)
UnitBiology Unit of biological metrics. text(255)
BQE Biological Quality Element PB = phytobenthos, MI = macroinvertebrates text(255)
MetricScale The scale of the biological metric. EQR text(255)
DeterminandStatusClass Ecological status class of a monitoring station calculated for a single biological quality element. H = high, G = good, M = moderate, P = poor, B = bad. text(255)
NumberOfSamples Number of samples included in aggregated data. long
MinValue Minimum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation. double
MeanValue Mean concentration value of aggregated data. double
MaxValue Maximum disaggregated sample concentration value of the input data used for aggregation. double
MedianValue Median concentration value of aggregated data. double
StDevValue Standard deviation of concentration values of aggregated data. double
TotalDepth Total depth of water column at the sampling location and at the time of sampling (in meters). double
NoOfSubsites Number of subsites long
MethodSubsitesSpatialAggreg Method of subsite aggregation - if several subsites across the water body profile are joined into one monitoring station. text(255)
Remarks Remarks, comments or explanatory notes text(255)
CountryCodeETC Specification of region within country, in case of more than one data provider per country. BE-FL = Flanders, BE-WA = Wallonia; GB-EW = England & Wales, GB-NI = Northern Ireland, GB-SC = Scotland text(5)
MeanValueNationalEQR Mean value of metric converted to EQR scale (Ecological Quality Ratio). EQR is usually calculated as metric value divided by reference value, but different methods are used depending on the metric and the country. double
MeanValueNormalisedEQR Mean value of metric converted to normalised EQR scale (Ecological Quality Ratio). The normalised EQR is a scaled version of the national EQR, where the boundaries of ecological status classes are 0.8, 0.6, 0.4 and 0.2. double
QA_MVissues Quality assessment field - main meassurement value issue flag A code identifying an issue or an error in the main meassurement value of the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. long
QA_LRviolations Quality assessment field - list of logical rules violations. List of codes of logical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_outlier Quality assessment field - outlier flag. Outlier code assigned to the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. long
QA_CRviolations Quality assessment field - list of chemical rules violations. List of codes of chemical rules violated by record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(50)
QA_station_issues Quality assessment field - stations data quality issues flag List of codes of station data issues detected in the record. Details are explained in the QA documentation. text(100)
QA_DDviolations Quality assessment field - data definition errors List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation. memo

Classification system for Ecological Status Classes in Rivers (Waterbase_rivers_v12_Classification, 1256 records)

Information about national classification system for each biological determinand and waterbody type, including reference conditions and class boundaries for ecological status or potential.

Field nameDefinitionNotedata type
RecordID Unique record identifier long
RecordReported Date when the records was reported by the data provider text(10)
CountryCode Abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating Country from which territory the data come from. ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements text(2)
WaterCategory Water Category, as defined in the codelist. text(2)
DeterminandBiology Impact-specific determinand name for biological metrics. text(255)
BQE Biological Quality Element PB = phytobenthos, MI = macroinvertebrates text(255)
ImpactBio The dominant physical or chemical anthropogenic impact for which the biological metric is an indicator. Acidification, Eutrophication, General degradation, or Hydromorphology. text(255)
MetricName Name or other description of biological metric text(255)
SamplingMethodBio Description of the sampling method for biological data text(50)
AnalysisMethodBio Description of the analysis method (identification and quantification) for biological data text(255)
WaterbodyTypeNCS Type of waterbody type as used in the national classification system. text(255)
HMWB River/Lake is identified as heavily modified in terms of hydromorphological impacts, such as impoundments and high water level fluctuations, according to WFD-compliant national guidelines text(3)
ArtificialWB Station is located in an artificial water body, (e.g. artificial water reservoir) in terms of hydromorphological impacts, such as impoundments and high water level fluctuations, according to WFD-compliant national guidelines. text(3)
ReferenceCondition Ecological reference condition of waterbody Specific for each biological determinand and waterbody type Double
HG_Boundary Boundary between High and Good ecological status classes Specific for each biological determinand and waterbody type; in national EQR scale Double
GM_Boundary Boundary between Good and Moderate ecological status classes Specific for each biological determinand and waterbody type; in national EQR scale Double
MP_Boundary Boundary between Moderate and Poor ecological status classes Specific for each biological determinand and waterbody type; in national EQR scale Double
PB_Boundary Boundary between Poor and Bad ecological status classes Specific for each biological determinand and waterbody type; in national EQR scale Double
IntercalibratedDeterminandBiology Has the biological determinand been intercalibrated? yes or no text(3)
IntercalibratedClassBoundaries Are the class boundaries of the biological determinand correct for the given waterbody type, according to the intercalibration? yes or no text(3)
IntercalibratedWaterbodyType Has the waterbody type been included in intercalibration? yes or no text(3)
Remarks Remarks, comments or explanatory notes text(255)
CountryCodeETC Specification of region within country, in case of more than one data provider per country. BE-FL = Flanders, BE-WA = Wallonia; GB-EW = England & Wales, GB-NI = Northern Ireland, GB-SC = Scotland text(5)
QA_DDviolations Quality assessment field - data definition errors List of field names and their values where values that do not follow the official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation. memo

Additional information

Tables metadata

Definition and field description of all data tables.

Code lists

Lists and description of codes of selected fields present in the Waterbase-Rivers data tables

QA documentation

Quality control documentation briefly presents ETC-ICM and EEA activities focused on quality of Waterbase-Rivers dataset and results of these activities. In addition warning is given on the use of certain records for analytical purposes.

Graphics

Graphical annexes.

Metadata

information.png Reporting obligations (ROD)
information.png 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).
information.png Disclaimer:
Data in 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.
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The European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters. Version 12, date of delivery (date sent to the Data Service): 17/07/2012. Date of delivery for Biological data: 19/06/2012. 

information.png Owners:
European Environment Agency (EEA)
information.png Processors:
European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ETC/ICM)

Additional information

Waterbase contains timely, reliable and policy-relevant data collected from EEA member countries through the WISE-SoE data collection (formerly known as Eurowaternet and Eionet-Water) process. WISE-SoE data collection 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 WISE-SoE data collection 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.

 

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Produced figures

Figure Trend in median total ammonium, total phosphorus and nitrate concentration of river water bodies, grouped by ecological status/potential class Concentrations are expressed as a median of annual mean concentrations. Up to three-year gaps of missing values have been interpolated or extrapolated. Only complete series with no missing values after this interpolation/extrapolation are included. The number of time series/river stations is shown in parentheses. The trend for 1992 to 2010 for each of the ecological quality classes has been linearly extended to 2027 — or when the concentration level becomes negative.
Figure Changes in water quality variables during the last two decades -
Figure Total ammonium concentrations in rivers between 1992 and 2010 draining to different sea regions of Europe The sea region data series are calculated as the average of annual mean data from river monitoring stations in each sea region. The data thus represents rivers or river basins draining into that particular sea. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of river monitoring stations included per sea region is given in parentheses.
Figure BOD5 concentrations in rivers between 1992 and 2010 draining to different sea regions of Europe The sea region data series are calculated as the average of annual mean data from river monitoring stations in each sea region. The data thus represents rivers or river basins draining into that particular sea. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of river monitoring stations included per sea region is given in parentheses. There were no stations with consistent data series on BOD7 in rivers draining to the Arctic Ocean. BOD7 data has been recalculated into BOD5 data.
Figure Total ammonium concentrations in rivers between 1992 and 2010 in different geographical regions of Europe The data series per region are calculated as the average of the annual mean for river monitoring stations in the region. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of river monitoring stations included per geographical region is given in parentheses.
Figure BOD5 concentrations in rivers between 1992 and 2010 in different geographical regions of Europe The data series per region are calculated as the average of the annual mean for river monitoring stations in the region. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of river monitoring stations included per geographical region is given in parentheses. BOD7 data has been recalculated into BOD5 data.
Figure Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) and total ammonium concentrations in rivers between 1992 and 2010 Concentrations are expressed as annual mean concentrations. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of river monitoring stations included per country is given in metadata (see downloads and more info). BOD7 data has been recalculated into BOD5 data.
Figure Average concentrations of nutrients in European groundwaters and surface waters (1992-2010) Fig. 1a: Nitrate in groundwater; Fig. 1b Nitrate in rivers; Fig. 1c Orthophosphate in rivers; and Fig. 1d: Total phosphorus in lakes Concentrations are expressed as annual mean concentrations. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of groundwater bodies/river stations/lake stations included per country is given in parenthesis.
Figure Phosphorus concentrations in lakes (total phosphorus) between 1992 and 2010 in different geographical regions of Europe. The data series per region are calculated as the average of the annual mean for river monitoring stations in the region. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). There were no stations with complete series after inter/extrapolation in the South and Southeast regions. The number of lake monitoring stations included per geographical region is given in parentheses
Figure Phosphorus concentrations in rivers (orthophosphate) between 1992 and 2010 in different sea regions of Europe The sea region data series are calculated as the average of annual mean data from river monitoring stations in each sea region. The data thus represents rivers or river basins draining into that particular sea. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of river monitoring stations per sea region is given in parentheses.
Figure Phosphorus concentrations in rivers (orthophosphate) between 1992 and 2010 in different geographical regions of Europe. The data series per region are calculated as the average of the annual mean for river monitoring stations in the region. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of river monitoring stations included per geographical region is given in parentheses
Figure Nitrate concentrations in rivers between 1992 and 2010 in different sea regions of Europe. The sea region data series are calculated as the average of annual mean data from river monitoring stations in each sea region. The data thus represents rivers or river basins draining into that particular sea. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of river monitoring stations included per sea region is given in parentheses.
Figure Nitrate concentrations in rivers between 1992 and 2010 in different geographical regions of Europe. The data series per region are calculated as the average of the annual mean for river monitoring stations in the region. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification). The number of river monitoring stations included per geographical region is given in parentheses

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