WISE WFD Reference Spatial Datasets reported under Water Framework Directive 2016

The dataset contains information on the European river basin districts, the river basin district sub-units, the surface water bodies and the groundwater bodies delineated for the 2nd River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) as well as the European monitoring sites used for the assessment of the status of the above mentioned surface water bodies and groundwater bodies.



The dataset compiles the available spatial data related to the 2nd RBMPs due in 2016 (hereafter WFD2016).

See http://rod.eionet.europa.eu/obligations/715 for further information on the WFD2016 reporting.

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Date (Publication)
2025-10-23
Citation identifier
eea_wise-wfd-reference-spatial-dataset-2016_s

Citation identifier
DAT-30-en

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Equivalent scale

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250000
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Geoscientific information
  • Inland waters

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Temporal extent

Time period
2016-05-05 2020-02-12

Temporal extent

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2016-05-05 2023-03-10

Temporal extent

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2016-05-05 2024-03-11

Temporal extent

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2016-05-05 2024-07-04

Temporal extent

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2016-05-05 2025-07-09
Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.

  • Iceland

  • Norway

  • EU28 (2013-2020)

  • Slovenia

  • Ireland

  • Greece

  • Cyprus

  • Belgium

  • Slovakia

  • Sweden

  • Finland

  • Romania

  • Czechia

  • Croatia

  • Poland

  • Luxembourg

  • Denmark

  • Germany

  • Italy

  • Latvia

  • Malta

  • Spain

  • Portugal

  • Estonia

  • Austria

  • Bulgaria

  • France

  • Hungary

  • Netherlands

  • Lithuania

  • United Kingdom

EEA Management Plan

  • 2023 1.1.2

  • 2024 1.1.6

  • 2020 1.5.5

  • 2022 1.1.2

  • 2025 EEA/DATA/2025/029

EEA topics
GEMET
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
INSPIRE - Feature Concept Dictionary, version 3

  • River Basin

  • WFD Surface Water Body

  • WFD Ground Water Body

  • Surface Water

  • WFD Coastal Water

  • WFD Lake

  • WFD River

  • WFD Transitional Water

INSPIRE priority data set

  • Surface water bodies (Water Framework Directive)

  • Groundwater bodies (Water Framework Directive)

  • Coastal waters (Water Framework Directive)

  • Lakes (Water Framework Directive)

  • Rivers (Water Framework Directive)

  • River basin districts sub-units (Water Framework Directive)

  • River network (Water Framework Directive)

  • River basin districts (Water Framework Directive)

  • Water bodies (Water Framework Directive)

  • Monitoring stations (Water Framework Directive)

  • Directive 2000/60/EC

  • Transitional waters (Water Framework Directive)

Reporting obligations
Spatial scope
WISE metadata keywords, version 1.0, 2009-10-01

  • Water Information System for Europe (WISE)

  • Water Framework Directive (WFD)

  • River basin district

  • Sub unit

  • Monitoring station

  • Groundwater body

  • Surface water body

  • Surface water

  • Water body

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Metadata

Metadata identifier
ff3e1971-494d-4fa5-a57c-660e0f35d451

Language
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Character encoding
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Type of resource

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Metadata linkage

https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/api/records/ff3e1971-494d-4fa5-a57c-660e0f35d451

Date info (Creation)
2024-11-04T10:07:24.884394Z
Date info (Revision)
2026-03-27T15:25:29.985551Z

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115-3:2018

Edition

1.0

 
 
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Keywords

EEA Management Plan

2020 1.5.5 2022 1.1.2 2023 1.1.2 2024 1.1.6 2025 EEA/DATA/2025/029
EEA topics

Water Water
GEMET

aquifer aquifer groundwater groundwater in situ monitoring station monitoring station river basin river basin river basin management river basin management surface water surface water water (geographic) water (geographic) water body water body water resources management water resources management
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units Environmental monitoring facilities Environmental monitoring facilities
INSPIRE priority data set

Coastal waters (Water Framework Directive) Directive 2000/60/EC Groundwater bodies (Water Framework Directive) Lakes (Water Framework Directive) Monitoring stations (Water Framework Directive) River basin districts (Water Framework Directive) River basin districts sub-units (Water Framework Directive) River network (Water Framework Directive) Rivers (Water Framework Directive) Surface water bodies (Water Framework Directive) Transitional waters (Water Framework Directive) Water bodies (Water Framework Directive)
Reporting obligations

Environmental Quality Standards Directive - Preliminary programmes of measures and supplementary monitoring Water Framework Directive - Characterisation of River Basin Districts Water Framework Directive - Monitoring Programmes Water Framework Directive - River Basin Districts and Competent Authorities Water Framework Directive - River Basin Management Plans - 2010 Reporting Water Framework Directive - River Basin Management Plans - 2016 RBD XML data Water Framework Directive - River Basin Management Plans - 2016 RBDSUCA XML data Water Framework Directive - River Basin Management Plans - 2016 Reporting Water Framework Directive - River Basin Management Plans - 2016 Spatial data Water Framework Directive - River Basin Management Plans - 2022 Spatial data
Spatial scope

European


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