Water Framework Directive Cycle 2 Heavily Modified Water Body Use and Physical Modificatio

United Kingdom data on water bodies designated as heavily modified under the Water Framework Directive. The dataset lists the physical modifications and uses that resulted in designation, produced for 2016 River Basin Management Plans reporting to the European Commission. It was created by the Environment Agency and is now retired, superseded by a newer record.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of designated water body uses based on reported categories like navigation and water storage.
• Study the link between specific physical modifications and the designation of heavily modified water bodies.
• Support regulatory reporting and planning for achieving good ecological potential in modified water bodies.

Strengths

• Produced for official 2016 EU Water Framework Directive (WISE) reporting by the Environment Agency.
• Explicitly lists the categories of human activity (e.g., navigation, water storage) considered for designation.

Limitations

• Dataset is retired and superseded by a newer record.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Reported for the 2016 River Basin Management Plans under the EU Water Framework Directive.

Time Range

Cycle 2 reporting period, likely centered around 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-17 15:10:56.378415; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom