# WISE Water Accounts database for Europe, 1990-2015 (Vector data)

The WISE Water Accounts database contains monthly water accounts for the years 1990-2015 for 117 European river basins extracted from the ECRINS functional river basin districts.

This resource contains the spatial vector data related to the water accounts tabular data. The water accounts tabular data can be accessed here: https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/73f4f0ae-aa2c-49fd-9fc4-9feb4792e646 

Extensive clarifications on the development of the European water accounts can be found in the following reports published by the European Commission (DG ENV): 
"Guidance document on the application of water balances for supporting the implementation of the Water Framework Directive" (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/blueprint/balances.htm) and 
"Water ecosystem accounts reports" (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/blueprint/balances.htm)https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/4d6ec890-a570-446e-bc1b-c31fe0eaba71


[More information](https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/api/records/4d6ec890-a570-446e-bc1b-c31fe0eaba71)
    