WATERBASE (Waterbase - Water Quality ICM)
type: Dataset
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description: WATERBASE is the generic name given to the European Environment Agency (EEA) databases on the status and quality of Europe's rivers, lakes, groundwater bodies, and transitional, coastal and marine waters. The Waterbase - Water Quality ICM dataset contains time series information on nutrients, organic matter, hazardous substances, pesticides and other chemical substances, reported by EEA member and cooperating countries from monitoring sites and aggregated reporting streams. The dataset supports European water assessments, indicators, and reporting obligations under WISE State of Environment (SoE) water quality reporting and related frameworks.
keywords: WATERBASE
keywords: Waterbase
keywords: water quality
keywords: hydrogeochemistry
keywords: rivers
keywords: lakes
keywords: groundwater
keywords: coastal waters
keywords: marine waters
keywords: transitional waters
keywords: nutrients
keywords: pesticides
keywords: hazardous substances
keywords: organic matter
keywords: WISE
keywords: EEA
creator: European Environment Agency (EEA)
provider: European Environment Agency (EEA)
publisher: European Environment Agency (EEA)
date published: 2025-07-02
version: 01.00
is accessible for free: true
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
variable measured: Water quality parameters
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Measured and aggregated parameters describing chemical and physico-chemical water quality in inland and coastal/marine waters (including nutrients, organic matter, hazardous substances, pesticides and other chemicals).
  temporal coverage: 1900-01-01/2024-12-31
  spatial coverage: Europe, EEA member countries, and cooperating reporting countries; see dataset documentation for exact country coverage
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
variable measured: Monitoring locations and water bodies
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Spatial identifiers and associated attributes for monitoring sites and water bodies reported through WISE and WFD/WISE spatial reporting.
  temporal coverage: 1900-01-01/2024-12-31
  spatial coverage: Europe, EEA member countries, and cooperating reporting countries; see dataset documentation for exact country coverage
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
variable measured: Ecological and chemical status (where applicable)
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Reported status and classification attributes associated with monitored waters and water bodies, as provided in reporting streams.
  temporal coverage: 1900-01-01/2024-12-31
  spatial coverage: Europe, EEA member countries, and cooperating reporting countries; see dataset documentation for exact country coverage
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: not detected
measurement technique: In situ water quality monitoring by national and regional authorities
measurement technique: Compilation, harmonisation, and processing of reported monitoring data for European-wide assessments
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distribution: EEA Data Hub item page
  type: DataDownload
  description: Landing page for Waterbase - Water Quality ICM with dataset versions, temporal coverage, and access links.
  encoding format: text/html
distribution: Direct download (EEA SDI DataShare)
  type: DataDownload
  description: Direct download endpoint for the Waterbase - Water Quality ICM 2024 release (bulk download).
  encoding format: application/zip
distribution: Metadata factsheet (PDF)
  type: DataDownload
  description: Metadata factsheet for Waterbase - Water Quality ICM, 2024 release.
  encoding format: application/pdf
distribution: DISCODATA endpoint (direct database access and filtering)
  type: DataDownload
  description: Portal and endpoint for accessing and filtering data directly in the database, supporting application-specific access and user-driven downloads.
  encoding format: text/html
about: Hydrogeochemistry
about: Water quality
about: Environmental monitoring
about: Surface water
about: Groundwater
citation: Waterbase - Water Quality ICM
  type: CreativeWork
  date published: 2025
  publisher: European Environment Agency