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Water well archive

100,000 paper records of water wells, including details of lithologies, well construction, water levels and yields and water chemistry. Details lodged by drillers under statute. Includes approximately 90% of water boreholes in England & Wales, less in Scotland. There is a high density of information over major aquifers and urban areas with new data added as it is received from drillers and other outside organisations. The level of detail within individual records varies, reflecting historical changes in reporting practices.

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Identification info

Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
1940
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480408
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
Maintenance and update frequency
daily
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Wells
  • Water
  • Water chemistry
  • Hydrogeology
  • Geology
  • Springs
  • Groundwater
  • Aquifers
  • General geology
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Limitations on Public Access
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
The majority of the original records are available as borehole scans.
Use constraints
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Other constraints
Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk ) for advice, should the position not be clear.
Denominator
10000
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Extent
ENG

Dataset Reference Date ()
2009

Extent
ENGLAND [id=150000]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

Extent
WALES [id=170000]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

Extent
WLS

Dataset Reference Date ()
2009

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End date
2014
Additional information
New data added as received from drillers and other outside organisations. Varied level of detail, reflecting historical changes in reporting practices.
 

Spatial Reference System

No information provided.

Distribution Information

Data format
  • PAPER - Paper format ()

Resource Locator
National Well Record Archive
Resource Locator
National Well Record Archive
 
Quality Scope
dataset
Other
dataset

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Degree

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Degree
Statement
Original records from drillers reports required under Water Resources Act

Metadata

File identifier
9df8df51-63da-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Resource type
dataset
Metadata Date
2023-03-22
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
  British Geological Survey
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
+44 115 936 3100
 
 

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