Main Rivers

The statutory main river map is a 1:10,000 scale spatial (polyline) dataset that defines statutory watercourses designated by Natural Resources Wales as main rivers. The data is for Wales only. 'Main rivers' are usually larger streams and rivers, but some of them are small watercourses of significance. They include certain structures that control or regulate the flow of water in, into or out of the channel.

Identifier: NRW_DS119161

Alternative Title

Statutory Main River Map

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Natural Resources Wales has permissive powers, but not a duty, to carry out maintenance, improvement or construction work on designated main rivers. Natural Resources Wales has powers to regulate the activities of others affecting rivers and their flood plains under the Environmental Permitting Regulations, the Water Resources Act 1991 and our land drainage byelaws. All other watercourses are 'ordinary watercourses'. On these watercourses the Lead Local flood Authority or, if within an Internal Drainage District, the Internal Drainage Board have similar permissive powers to maintain and improve. They also have powers to regulate works under the provisions of the Land Drainage Act 1991 and local byelaws. Natural Resources Wales undertakes the role of the Internal Drainage Board in Wales for all Internal Drainage Districts.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2022-01-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2005-01-01

End date: 2022-01-31

Topic category

Inland waters

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Distribution

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Geographic Information System ( )

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ESRI Feature class

Resource Locator

Download data and Web Services

World Wide Web page

Resource Locator

Web Mapping Service

World Wide Web page

Data quality

Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Explanation
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Lineage: Natural Resources Wales has permissive powers, but not a duty, to carry out maintenance, improvement or construction work on designated main rivers. Natural Resources Wales has powers to regulate the activities of others affecting rivers and their flood plains under the Environmental Permitting Regulations, the Water Resources Act 1991 and our land drainage byelaws. All other watercourses are 'ordinary watercourses'. On these watercourses the Lead Local flood Authority or, if within an Internal Drainage District, the Internal Drainage Board have similar permissive powers to maintain and improve. They also have powers to regulate works under the provisions of the Land Drainage Act 1991 and local byelaws. Natural Resources Wales undertakes the role of the Internal Drainage Board in Wales for all Internal Drainage Districts.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Hydrography

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

river landscapes
rivers (see also specific river names)
Rivers of Wales
river management

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-06-19

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Rights. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

Attribution Statement

Other constraints: Open Government Licence (OGL)

Licence

Other constraints: Open Government Licence (OGL)

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313139313631 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-11-05T11:38:36.613Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Publishing Body

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Main Rivers

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