Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Map for North West River Basin District

An interactive geospatial map informs flood risk understanding across the North West River Basin District in England. The dataset, created by the Environment Agency with contributions from Ordnance Survey and others, supports the national Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment report required by the Flood Risk Regulations (2009). It includes layers showing the river basin district, component basins, coastline, land use, and topography.

Use Cases

• Assess regional flood risk based on land use and topographic layers mentioned in the description
• Support planning and policy development for river catchment management based on the map's background information
• Visualize the spatial relationship between river basins and coastal areas for environmental studies

Strengths

• Contains multiple authoritative data layers from sources including the Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
• Supports a formal national assessment process mandated by the Flood Risk Regulations (2009)

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred 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 07:16:25.006881; freshness should be verified

Geography

North West River Basin District, England