WellMaster hydrogeological database sample. BGS © NERC. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011. BGS OS licence no. 1000221290/2011.
WellMaster hydrogeological database
- Great Britain
- Open / Premium
WellMaster is our digital version of the water well archive. Index level data is available for all water boreholes known to the BGS.
Key information
- Coverage:
- Great Britain
- Availability:
- Open / Premium
- Price:
£1.10 per record. Index data (including locations) available for free.
- Format:
- GIS point data with detailed data available as relational database tables or in spreadsheet format. (Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel)
- Uses:
- Site-level use
- Themes:
- Geoscience information, Hydrogeology
More detailed hydrogeological data, including information on geology, well construction, water levels and yields and water quality, has also been digitised for the majority of water boreholes, if the information is available.
WellMaster hydrogeological database coverage.
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