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UID 1018
Name WFD River, Canal and Surface Water Transfer Waterbodies Cycle 2
Description National spatial polyline dataset representing river, canal, and surface water transfer waterbodies managed across England under Cycle 2 of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). Derived as a subset of the Environment Agency's Detailed River Network (DRN), it maps centrelines of natural rivers as well as canals and surface water transfer routes (classified as artificial rivers via the WB_CAT attribute) and links to WFD monitoring status using unique waterbody IDs (WB_ID).
Update Frequency TBD
Area National
Temporal 01 Sept. 2013 - 18 Sept. 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, 3:08 p.m.
Last modified on Nov. 6, 2026, 3:08 p.m.

Data Providers

Data provider UID Data provider Role Is network Created on Last modified on
542 Environment Agency Originator Nov. 6, 2026, 3:09 p.m. Nov. 6, 2026, 3:09 p.m.

Requirements

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