WFD Cycle 2 Overall Classification: UK Water Body Status

United Kingdom water bodies are classified for Overall Status under the Water Framework Directive. The classification combines Ecological and Chemical Status using a one-out-all-out methodology, resulting in categories of High, Good, Moderate, Poor, or Bad. The dataset is provided by the Environment Agency and was last updated on 2026-07-17.

Use Cases

• Assess overall water body health based on combined ecological and chemical status classifications.
• Track compliance with Water Framework Directive targets for natural and artificial water bodies.
• Identify water bodies requiring intervention based on their High, Good, Moderate, Poor, or Bad status rating.

Strengths

• Classification follows the standardized Water Framework Directive one-out-all-out methodology.
• Covers both natural and artificial or heavily modified water bodies.
• Data is provided by the authoritative Environment Agency.

Limitations

• The dataset has been retired and superseded by a newer record, indicating it is not the current version.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Derived from combining Chemical Status and Ecological Status/Potential classifications for water bodies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-17 15:08:24.616646; freshness should be verified as the dataset is retired.

Geography

United Kingdom