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National Real Time Water Quality Data

Publisher
Environment Agency
Updated
1 August 2025
Topic
Not set

Summary

Real time water quality data is collected using equipment provided by the National Water Quality Instrumentation Service and is deployed by area teams within the Environment Agency. The link provides access to a map of active water quality monitoring stations and a live graphical display of the data collected. Each site takes regular measurements of a suit of parameters including temperature, conductivity, pH, turbidity, ammonium, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll and nitrate. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
Disclaimer and overview PDF – 1/8/2025
EA Water Quality Live Link – 1/8/2025

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 July 2025
Harvest GUID
365df16f-1b80-4e0e-9ed9-1450e0238aef
Extent (Latitude)
55.816° to 49.943°
Extent (Longitude)
-6.236° to 2.072°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (creation)
2021-07-16
Dataset reference date (revision)
2022-01-12
Frequency of update
continual
Access constraints
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Responsible party
Environment Agency (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

Enquiries

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

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Licence information

Open Government Licence