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Longitude | Longitude | (X) international geographical co-ordinates in decimal degrees format. Longitude provided using the common geodetic datum ETS89 (rivers, lakes, groundwater, water quantity) or WGS84 (TCM). Negative values used for co-ordinates west of the Greenwich Meridian (0 degrees). Where TCM stations represent a broader area, the central location of the area is provided. | float(8) | 0 |
Latitude | Latitude | (Y) international geographical co-ordinates in decimal degrees format. Latitude provided using the common geodetic datum ETS89 (rivers, lakes, groundwater, water quantity) or WGS84 (TCM). Where TCM stations represent a broader area, the central location of the area is provided. | float(8) | 0 |
Altitude | Altitude | altitude of station in m above sea level. For lakes, the altitude of the lake is provided. | float(8) | 0 |
CatchmentArea | Catchment area | catchment area upstream of the station, in km2. For lakes, the catchment area upstream of the lake is shown. If more than one station exists in the lake, the catchment area value should be the same for all stations. | float(8) | 0 |
SurfaceArea | Surface area | Surface area of lake in square kilometres. | float(8) | 0 |
MeanDepth | Mean depth | Mean depth of the lake in metres. | float(8) | 0 |
MaximumDepth | Maximum depth | Maximum depth of the lake in metres. | float(8) | 0 |
ResidenceTime | Residence time | Average lake residence time in years calculated as volume/annual flow. | float(8) | 0 |
Volume | Lake volume | Volume of water in lake in million cubic metres. | float(8) | 0 |
WaterColourAverage | Water colour long-term average concentration | Long-term average concentration of water colour, expressing the concentration of humic substances at the station. | float(8) | 0 |
AlkalinityAverage | Alkalinity average | Long-term average of alkalinity of water at the station. | float(8) | 0 |
CountryCode | Country code | abbreviation of EEA Member or Collaborating country. ISO 3166-alpha-2 code elements. | nvarchar(2) | -1 |
WaterbaseID | Waterbase ID | internally produced, unique identifier used to represent the monitoring station for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters, and water quantity, in the format CountryCode_WaterDataSet_NationalStationID (e.g. AT_RV_001), or the groundwater body, in the format CountryCode_WaterDataSet_EWN-Code (e.g. AT_GW_AT001). | nvarchar(60) | -1 |
NationalStationID | National station ID | Identifier of the monitoring station for rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and marine waters unique at the national level. | nvarchar(60) | 0 |
EU_CD | WFD code of monitoring station | nvarchar(30) | 0 | |
EUCD_NATRB | WFD code of river basin district | nvarchar(15) | 0 | |
WaterbaseName | Waterbase name | national name of station or groundwater body. | nvarchar(255) | 0 |
SamplingDepth | Sampling depth | Depth at which sample taken in metres below the lake surface. | nvarchar(255) | 0 |
Purpose | Purpose of monitoring station | 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. | nvarchar(255) | 0 |
Remarks | Remarks | remarks, comments or explanatory notes. | nvarchar(255) | 0 |
QA_station_problems | Quality assurance field - stations data quality issues flag | the highlighted stations data quality issues are explained in the QA documentation | nvarchar(50) | 0 |
QA_datatype_errors | Quality assurance field - data type and data definition errors | list of field names and their values where values do not follow official specifications. Details are explained in the QA documentation | nvarchar(255) | 0 |
ArtificialWB | Artificial water body | 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. | nvarchar(1) | 0 |
LakeReservoir | Reservoir, non-natural lake | nvarchar(1) | 0 | |
Location | Location | Location of the lake monitoring site (e.g. main outlet of lake, centre of lake, etc.) | nvarchar(255) | 0 |
Geology | Geology | The dominating geology in the catchment, given according to the WFD Annex 2 categories: Siliceous, calcareous or organic (peat). | nvarchar(10) | 0 |
WaterColourLevel | Water colour average level | Average level of water colour as defined by the WFD intercalibration typology: Low (<30 mg/l Pt = oligohumic), moderate (30-90 mg/l Pt = mesohumic) or high (>90 mg/l Pt = polyhumic). | nvarchar(10) | 0 |
Alkalinitylevel | Alkalinity level | Long-term average level of alkalinity as defined by the WFD intercalibration typology: Low alk. (<0.2 meq/L), moderate alk. (0.2-1 meq/L) or high alk. (>1 meq/L). | nvarchar(10) | 0 |
Region | Region | national region in which water body is located. | nvarchar(255) | 0 |
ReferenceStation | Reference station | reference station type, 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. Concentrations of nutrients or hazardous substances occurring naturally would give an indication of background levels. For volatile sunthetic substances, data from these stations might be used to assess the significance of atmospheric deposition. River and lake stations can be of more than one type. 1=yes, 0=no. | nvarchar(1) | 0 |
RepresentativeStation | Representative station | representative station type, reflecting the general quality of rivers, lakes, transitional or coastal water bodies or marine water areas. Quality influenced by diffuse and/or point sources of pollution from upstream activities. Pollutants from point sources would be fully mixed and diluted within the ambient water flow/volume. Stations may be part of national networks monitoring nutrients, organic matter and hazardous substances. They may be included in surveillance and/or operational monitoring programmes as required by the WFD. River and lake stations can be of more than one type. 1=yes, 0=no. | nvarchar(1) | 0 |
LargestStation | Largest station | largest, most important station type, including the nationally most important or well known rivers or lakes. Some stations are likely to be monitored for the EU Exchange of Information Decision. River and lake stations can be of more than one type. 1=yes, 0=no. | nvarchar(1) | 0 |
ImpactStation | Impact station | impact station type, located within the zone where initial mixing of discharges takes place with receiving waters. Concentrations may be worst-case. Impact stations may be used to assess the compliance of discharges with standards established for hazardous substances and may be included in operational monitoring programmes as required by the WFD. Data are not required from investigative monitoring stations. River and lake stations can be of more than one type. 1=yes, 0=no. | nvarchar(1) | 0 |
HMWB | Heavily modified water body | 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. | nvarchar(1) | 0 |
LakeName | Name of Lake | nvarchar(255) | 0 | |
WaterBodyType | Water body type | RV=river, CN=canal, T=transitional water, C=coastal water, M=marine water. | nvarchar(2) | 0 |
WaterBodyID | Water body ID | national identification code of water body (if applicable) in which station is located. Water body as required/defined by the WFD. A water body may have more than one station in it. | nvarchar(50) | 0 |
WaterBodyName | Water body name | name of water body in which station is located. Water body as required/defined by the WFD. A water body may have more than one station in it. | nvarchar(255) | 0 |
CatchmentName | Catchment name | name of major catchment or basin. | nvarchar(255) | 0 |
RiverbasinDistrict | River basin district | 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(255) | 0 |
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