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• Water Temperature Projections for England's Rivers

  Monthly water temperature projections for English rivers under the high-emissions "business as usual" RCP 8.5 (Representative Concentration Pathways) scenario.

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 7 March 2025

• EWCO - Keeping Rivers Cool Riparian Buffers

  Spatial data supporting appropriately located and designed woodland creation where this will provide dappled shade to improve aquatic ecology by reducing summer water temperatures and benefiting...

  • Published by: Forestry Commission
  • Updated: 13 January 2023

• Rivers as Natural Capital Assets: A Quick Scoping Review to Assess the Evidence Linking River Asset Condition to Changes in the Flow of Ecosystem Services

  This paper examines the Quick Scoping Review (QSR) methodology and findings from the Environment Agency's Natural Capital Condition Indicator Mapping Evidence Review. It reviews research into...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 18 March 2025

• Flood Map for Planning - Flood Zones plus Climate Change

  The Flood Map for Planning Service includes several layers of information. This includes the Flood Zones plus climate change data which shows how the combined extent of Flood Zones 2 and 3 could...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 11 July 2025

• Environment Agency Natural Capital Condition Indicator Mapping Phase 1 Evidence Review

  This evidence review explored the natural capital condition and ecosystem service evidence base available for rivers in England with an aim to support the mapping of riverine natural capital...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 19 October 2023

• Blue space access points in England

  This dataset was created to support creation of the 'Access to blue spaces in England' statistic. It identifies point locations where it is likely possible to walk up to or alongside blue spaces...

  • Published by: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 31 July 2025

• Priority River Habitat - Rivers

  "One of the two datasets that make up the Priority River Habitat Map. Consists of rivers and streams that exhibit a high degree of naturalness. The naturalness classification used to map priority...

  • Published by: Natural England

• River Obstacles

  The River Obstacles dataset is an inventory of weirs, waterfalls, sluices, dams, culverts, fords and flap gates, compiled initially from digital Ordnance Survey maps and the Environment Agency's...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 6 March 2021

• Statutory Main River Map

  Statutory Main Rivers Map is a spatial (polyline) dataset that defines statutory watercourses in England designated as Main Rivers by the Environment Agency.

  Watercourses designated as ‘main...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 11 January 2023

• Sensitive Areas - Eutrophic Rivers

  This record is for Approval for Access product AfA249-1 Sensitive Areas – Eutrophic Rivers. This dataset consists of 3 shapefiles showing the extent of Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 13 July 2023

• Main River Consultation Area

  The Main River Consultation Area defines the easement associated with the Statutory Main River Map enabling Local Planning Authorities to check when statutory consultation with the Environment...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 6 December 2024

• Chalk Rivers (England)

  Priority Habitat Chalk Rivers, based on Environment Agency Detailed River Network v3. Data prepared Autumn 2021.

  • Published by: Natural England

• Historic River Quality Objectives

  This record is for Approval for Access product AfA164. The River Quality Objectives (RQO) classification was used for planning water quality improvements until 2006 when the scheme ended. RQOs were...

  • Published by: Environment Agency

• Habitat Networks (England) - Rivers

  This is the record for Rivers which forms a part of the Habitat Networks (Individual) (England) dataset (link below).

  The habitat network maps seek to apply the best evidence and principles and to...

  • Published by: Natural England

• Statutory Main River Map Variations

  The Statutory Main River Map Variations dataset defines proposed changes to the Statutory Main River Map.

  Statutory Main Rivers Map defines statutory watercourses in England designated as Main...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 3 August 2022

• River Arun Internal Drainage District

  Internal drainage boards (IDB) are public bodies that manage water levels in some areas where there is a special need for drainage. These areas are known as internal drainage districts (IDD). The...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 14 October 2020

• Freshwater river macroinvertebrate surveys (Biosys)

  The Environment Agency undertakes freshwater and marine biological monitoring in England.

  This dataset contains site, sample, metric and taxa information from freshwater river macroinvertebrate...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 20 June 2024

• Priority River Habitat - Headwater Areas

  One of the two datasets that make up the Priority River Habitat Map. Under the UK BAP definition all headwaters potentially form part of the priority habitat definition. The headwater resource can...

  • Published by: Natural England

• Freshwater river macrophyte surveys (Biosys)

  The Environment Agency undertakes freshwater and marine biological monitoring in England.

  This dataset contains site, sample, metric and taxa information from freshwater river macrophyte (plant)...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 20 June 2024

• Freshwater river diatom surveys (Biosys)

  The Environment Agency undertakes freshwater and marine biological monitoring in England.

  This dataset contains site, sample, metric and taxa information from freshwater river diatom (algae)...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 20 June 2024