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UID 1014
Name River Obstacles
Description National inventory mapping artificial and natural physical barriers to fish migration and river continuity—including weirs, waterfalls, sluices, dams, culverts, fords, and flap gates—across the UK. Originally compiled from Ordnance Survey maps and Environment Agency spatial databases, it is continuously updated with crowdsourced spatial data collected via the River Obstacles mobile app and manually verified by partner organizations.
Update Frequency Daily
Area National
Temporal 01 May 2014 - 31 Oct. 2026
Timeliness Latest version available
Data Policy Freely accessible
Data type Geospatial data
Copernicus service product
Data format Vector dataset
Quality Control Procedure N/A
Dissemination View and Download Service
Inspire themes

Annex I: Hydrography

Annex III: Area management/restriction/regulation zones & reporting units
Geographical Coverage

United Kingdom
Status Operational
State Draft
Created on Nov. 6, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
Last modified on Nov. 6, 2026, 1:58 p.m.

Data Providers

Data provider UID Data provider Role Is network Created on Last modified on
542 Environment Agency Originator Nov. 6, 2026, 1:59 p.m. Nov. 6, 2026, 1:59 p.m.

Requirements

Requirement UID Requirement Level of compliace Note Information costs Handling costs Created on Last modified on