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Water quality data for the River Frome catchment, Dorset, 1976-2022

Publisher
Environmental Information Data Centre
Updated
30 July 2026
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Summary

This dataset is a compilation of water quality data for the River Frome catchment, Dorset, UK. The data have been sourced from the Environment Agency and from Wessex Water Ltd., the water utility company for the catchment area. The monitoring sites are specifically located in the lower part of the River Frome, between the Environment Agency gauging stations at Dorchester and East Stoke. The dataset includes water quality measurements for boreholes, sewage treatment work (STW) final effluents, tributaries, and main river channels. In total there are 21 monitoring sites. Water quality measurements date from 1976 to 2022. The main river channel and tributary sites are typically monitored on a monthly basis and the STW final effluents typically on a weekly basis. The borehole data can vary from weekly to monthly, depending on the determinand and borehole measured. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9d98e1a7-7602-490f-9896-0eeed6eb1d40

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 July 2026
Harvest GUID
9d98e1a7-7602-490f-9896-0eeed6eb1d40
Extent (Latitude)
50.74° to 50.64°
Extent (Longitude)
-2.42° to -2.16°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2023-07-18
Access constraints
Users of the data must cite that the original sources of the data are the Environment Agency and Wessex Water. The following attribution statement must be included with the use of data: This dataset contains Environment Agency water quality data from the Water Quality Archive (Beta) © Environment Agency.
Responsible party
University of Bath (author, pointOfContact, owner); (publisher, custodian)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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