Identification

Title

Flood Risk Areas (Cycle 2)

Alternative title(s)

Flood Risk from Surface Water and Small Watercourses

Flood Risk from Rivers

Flood Risks from the Sea

Abstract

The Cycle 2 Flood Risk Areas are those communities in Wales where most significant flood risks exist across all sources of flood risk. They were identified for the purpose of the second Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment under the Flood Risk Regulations 2009. The threshold for communities at significant risk of flooding was set by Welsh Government with input from Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Local Government Association (representing Lead Local Flood Authorities). The Cycle 2 Flood Risk Areas were identified in December 2018 and replace the Cycle 1 Flood Risk Areas.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/geonode:nrw_flood_risk_areas_cycle_2

name: Download Data and Web Service

https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layer/3359/?access_token=67k4GhAr91AqiAXnyngsm3l40RrZII&ows_service=wms

name: Web Mapping Service

Unique resource identifier

code

124845

codeSpace

https://naturalresources.wales

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG

Additional information source

For additional information refer to the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment reports available on the NRW website. https://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/reports-evidence-and-data-on-flooding/preliminary-flood-risk-assessment/?lang=en

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

inlandWaters

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-03-03

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.77774100

East bounding longitude

-2.60886500

North bounding latitude

53.51306700

South bounding latitude

51.24082900

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-03-03

code identifying the extent

Wales (WLS)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-01-01

End position

2018-08-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-06-29

Frequency of update

6-Yearly

Quality and validity

Lineage

The Cycle 2 Flood Risk Areas have been identified using the Communities at Risk Register (CaRR). Communities in Wales have been ranked from high to low and those considered to be at most significant risk (from any source) selected. The threshold for communities at significant risk was set by The Minister for Environment with input from Natural Resources Wales and the Welsh Local Government Association (representing Lead Local Flood Authorities).

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

originator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-03-02

Metadata language