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WISE WFD reference spatial data sets

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Prod-ID: DAT-30-en
Created 17 Apr 2020 Published 20 Apr 2020 Last modified 01 Oct 2021
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The Water Framework Directive (WFD) reference spatial data sets include information about European river basin districts, river basin district sub-units, surface water bodies, groundwater bodies and monitoring sites used in the first and second River Basin Management Plans (RBMP). The data sets are part of the Water Information System for Europe (WISE), and compile information reported by the EU Member States, Norway, Iceland and the United Kingdom to the European Commission (EC) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) since 2010.

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The WISE WFD Spatial data is published in two formats: Shapefile and OGC Geopackage (SQLite) format. The files contain information for the RiverBasinDistrict, SubUnit, SurfaceWaterBody, GroundWaterBody and MonitoringSite spatial data sets, for both 2010 and 2016.

  • WISE WFD Reference Spatial Datasets reported under Water Framework Directive 2010 - PUBLIC VERSION - version 1.4, Apr. 2020
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  • WISE WFD Reference Spatial Datasets reported under Water Framework Directive 2016 - PUBLIC VERSION - version 1.4, Apr. 2020
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  • WISE WFD Reference Spatial Datasets reported under Water Framework Directive 2010 - METADATA - version 1.4, Apr. 2020
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  • WISE WFD Reference Spatial Datasets reported under Water Framework Directive 2016 - METADATA - version 1.4, Apr. 2020
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Metadata

information.png Reporting obligations (ROD)
Relation:
Derived data set:  WISE WFD protected area spatial data sets
Derived data set:  WISE WFD protected area spatial data sets
information.png Scale of the data set:
1:250000
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 Commission.
information.png Coordinate reference system:
EPSG:4326
information.png Data sources

Please refer to the INSPIRE compliant metadata set associated with each data set for detailed information about source, lineage and data compilation methodology.

information.png Owners:
European Commission
information.png Processors:
European Commission
European Environment Agency (EEA)
 

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Derived dataset

Data WISE WFD protected area spatial data sets The Water Framework Directive (WFD) protected area data sets include information about European drinking water protected areas, designated waters such as fish protected areas and shellfish protected areas, nitrates vulnerable zones, urban waste water sensitive areas and bathing water protected areas. The protected areas are part of the Water Framework Directive register of protected areas and were reported in second River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) or under other related reporting obligations. The data sets are part of the Water Information System for Europe (WISE), and compile information reported by the EU Member States, Albania, Iceland, Norway, Montenegro, Switzerland and the United Kingdom to the European Commission (EC) and the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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WISE WFD protected area spatial data sets The Water Framework Directive (WFD) protected area data sets include information about European drinking water protected areas, designated waters such as fish protected areas and shellfish protected areas, nitrates vulnerable zones, urban waste water sensitive areas and bathing water protected areas. The protected areas are part of the Water Framework Directive register of protected areas and were reported in second River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) or under other related reporting obligations. The data sets are part of the Water Information System for Europe (WISE), and compile information reported by the EU Member States, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland to the European Commission (EC) and the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Interactive maps produced

GIS Map Application Water Framework Directive - Quality Elements The WISE Water Framework Directive Quality Elements map contains information from the 2nd River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) reported by EU Members States and Norway according to article 13 of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The map shows the ecological status or potential of surface water bodies based on their quality elements status value. The following quality elements are presented: QE1 - Biological quality elements; QE1-1 - Phytoplankton; QE1-2 - Other aquatic flora QE1-2-1 - Macroalgae; QE1-2-2 - Angiosperms; QE1-2-3 - Macrophytes; QE1-2-4 - Phytobenthos; QE1-3 - Benthic invertebrates; QE1-4 - Fish; QE2 - Hydromorphological quality elements; QE2-1 - Hydrological or tidal regime; QE2-2 - River continuity conditions; QE2-3 - Morphological conditions; QE3 - Chemical and physico-chemical quality elements; QE3-1 - General parameters; QE3-1-1 - Transparency conditions; QE3-1-2 - Thermal conditions; QE3-1-3 - Oxygenation conditions; QE3-1-4 - Salinity conditions; QE3-1-5 - Acidification status; QE3-1-6 - Nutrient conditions; QE3-1-6-1 - Nitrogen conditions; QE3-1-6-2 - Phosphorus conditions and QE3-3 - River Basin Specific Pollutants.

Produced Indicators

Produced figures

Figure Diffuse pollution from agriculture causing poor chemical status in groundwater bodies in the EU-27 The map illustrates groundwater bodies of poor chemical status, affected significantly by diffuse source pollution from agriculture in the EU-27, as reported in national 2016 RBMPs.
Figure Percentage of water bodies not in good ecological status or potential, per river basic district The map presents the proportion of surface water bodies (rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters) in less than good ecological status per River Basin District.
Figure
Draft
Water exploitation index plus for Europe (summer months – 2015) Sub-basin with the water exploitation index plus (WEI+) values for 2015 summer months
Figure European river water bodies with significant pressures from barriers The map shows European river water bodies with significant pressures from barriers. ‘Significant’ means that the pressure contributes to an impact that may result in failing to meet the WFD objectives of not having at least good status. Each redish line on the map indicates a river water body affected by barriers according to the country-specific assessment system of significant pressures. The map was created from WISE-WFD data reported for the 2nd RBMPs under the WFD (EU-27, and Norway)

Used in indicators

Indicator Specification Ecological status of surface waters in Europe Countries report data on the ecological status of their water bodies to the European Commission and these data are stored in the WFD database. Much work has been done in relation to implementing the WFD and producing RBMPs. The ecological status of water bodies is based on comprehensive work carried out in the RBDs and is by far the best estimate of the status of surface waters. The ecological status is comparable between countries and RBDs to a certain extent; however, the interpretation of differences in status should take into account differences in the use of quality elements in determining overall status. Overall, the second RBMPs (published after December 2015) show limited change in status since the first RBMPs were published in 2009, with the same status being reported for most water bodies in both cycles (EEA, 2018b). The proportion of water bodies with unknown status has decreased, however, and confidence in status assessments has grown. Improvements are visible at the level of individual quality elements or pollutants, but often do not translate into improved overall status.

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