WFD Artificial Water Operational Catchments Cycle 2

WFD Artificial Water Operational Catchments (Cycle 2) are geographical groupings for managing canals and surface water transfers under the Water Framework Directive. The data is provided by the Environment Agency and was last updated in July 2026. These operational catchments group artificial water bodies that lack natural catchments and often cross surface water boundaries.

Use Cases

• Map operational management units for canals based on the described geographical groupings.
• Analyze the spatial relationship between artificial water bodies and natural catchment boundaries as mentioned in the description.
• Support regulatory reporting for the Water Framework Directive using the provided operational catchment framework.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Environment Agency.
• The description specifies a clear purpose for practical water management under the Water Framework Directive.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-07-06 07:18:47.297067.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the UK-focused uk_data platform.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Likely extracted and grouped from AfA292-2 WFD River, Canal and SWT Waterbodies Cycle 2 data for management purposes.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-06 07:18:47.297067; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (inferred from platform and organization)