Water Well Archive
Dataset description
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.
Constraints
Further information
For more information please contact:
Enquiries
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill,
Keyworth
Nottingham
NG12 5GG
Tel : +44 (0)115 936 3143
Fax :+44 (0)115 936 3276
Email :enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Associated dataset(s)
Aquifer Properties, Database Of Physical Properties Of Aquifers In England And Wales.
GeoIndex Water Wells with Aquifer Property Measurements
GeoIndex Water Wells with Water Level Measurements
Wellmaster Hydrogeological Database.
Further details
Dataset details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Curator | British Geological Survey |
| Supply media/format | PAPER - Paper format |
| Storage format | Hardcopy:Paper copy |
| Frequency of update | daily |
| Start of capture | 1940 |
| End of capture | Not applicable |
| Contact details | |
| Department | Enquiries |
| Organisation | British Geological Survey |
| Address | Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth |
| City | Nottingham |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode | NG12 5GG |
| enquiries@bgs.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +44 (0)115 936 3143 |
| Fax | +44 (0)115 936 3276 |
| Keywords | |
| Topic category | geoscientificInformation (information pertaining to earth sciences) |
| Keywords and Keyphrases | AQUIFERS
GENERAL GEOLOGY GEOLOGY GROUND WATER HYDROGEOLOGY SPRINGS WATER WATER CHEMISTRY WELLS |
| Keyword source | BGS Keyphrases |
| Spatial details | |
| Spatial Reference System | OSGB 1936 / British National Grid [27700] |
| Dataset extent | |
| Coverage (Lat/Long) | North boundary : 55.83 East boundary : 2.12 South boundary : 49.86 West boundary : -7.11 |
| Metadata | |
| Metadata language | English |
| Metadata last updated | 22nd October 2010 |
| Metadata standard | ISO standard 19115:2003 |
| Copyright and IPR | |
| 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. | |
| W -7.11 | 55.83 N |
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| S 49.86 | 2.12 E |
