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Water Framework Directive (WFD) Surface Water Cycle 2

Publisher
Natural Resources Wales
Updated
16 September 2026
Topic
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Summary

This dataset is a GIS layer identifying the Surface Water Transfer (SWT) waterbodies managed under the Water Framework Directive and any related programmes. This includes SWT which are reported to Europe as artificial rivers. These waterbodies are represented by their centreline, and can be linked to other Water Framework Directive (WFD) data using the unique water body ID (WB_ID). WFD River, canal and SWT Waterbodies Cycle 2, is a subset extracted from the Natural Resources Wales Detailed River Network, with attributes removed and merged on the WB_ID. Updated to 2018 version

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
07 May 2025
Harvest GUID
NRW_DS116803
Extent (Latitude)
53.513067° to 51.240829°
Extent (Longitude)
-5.777741° to -2.608865°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2016-11-28
Frequency of update
6-Yearly
Access constraints
There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Responsible party
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (owner, custodian, originator, distributor)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng