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Environmental information systems
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, on the quantity of Europe's water resources, and on the emissions to surface waters from point and diffuse sources of pollution. This series covers the themes: - Water Emissions, Water - Biology, Water -
Datasets
Waterbase - Water Quality ICM, 2024ascii (.csv, .txt, .sql)SQLite
Published: 2 Jul 2025
Temporal coverage: 1900-2024
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Definition of the dataset
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Discodata provides an endpoint to access and filter
data directly in the database. The main use for the portal is to provide access to datasets for specifically developed
applications. But it also provides a user interface that gives any user an option to access, filter and download the data.
Archived or restricted datasets
Waterbase - Biology, 2023Spatialiteascii (.csv, .txt, .sql)Archived
Temporal coverage: 2012-2023
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The dataset contains normalised EQR (environmental quality ratio) values for biological quality elements (BQEs) such as phytoplankton, phytobenthos, macroalgae, angiosperms, macroinvertebrates and/or fish in rivers, lakes, transitional and/or coastal waters. A list of spatial object identifiers with selected attributes, reported through WFD and WISE Spatial data reporting, is added to dataset as spatial reference. The data has been compiled and processed by EEA. Please refer to the metadata for additional information.