Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Map for the Anglian River Basin District

An interactive geospatial map with supporting guidance informs flood risk understanding across the Anglian River Basin District in England. The dataset was produced by the Environment Agency and partners to meet the Flood Risk Regulations (2009) and supports the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment for England report. It contains layers showing the district's river basins, coastline, land use, and topography.

Use Cases

• Assessing regional flood risk based on land use and topographic layers mentioned in the description
• Planning flood mitigation strategies based on river basin and coastline delineations
• Supporting regulatory reporting for the Flood Risk Regulations (2009) as described

Strengths

• Contains multi-source spatial data from authoritative bodies like the Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
• Supports a specific national regulatory requirement (Flood Risk Regulations 2009) for England.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, British Antarctic Survey, British Geological Survey.

Collection Method

Compilation of digital spatial data from multiple sources to create an interactive map.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-06 07:16:21.636843; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Anglian River Basin District, England.