Lakes Inventory
This is the Welsh subset of an inventory of standing waters (freshwater lakes and lochs) derived from Ordnance Survey digital map data at a scale of 1:50 000 . The inventory basic physical data such as location, surface area, perimeter and altitude. Catchment areas were computed for water bodies with a surface area larger than 1 ha from a digital terrain model (DTM) using customised routines in a geographical information system (GIS).
- Identification
- Extent
- Distribution
- Quality
- Keywords
- Spatial Reference System
- Content
- Constraints
- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS100107
- Alternative Title
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- Lakes in Wales
- Lle: GB Lakes Inventory (England & Wales)
- Llynnoedd yng Nghymru
- Welsh Lakes
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Automated process carried out under contract by Ordnance Survey. Some errors noticed in the product along with some discrepancies when compared to other datasets. e.g estuaries being counted as lakes. This dataset is still available on request however it is no longer published as there are improved alternatives available.
- Additional Information
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2006-03-24
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1994-03-01
- End date
- 2006-04-24
- Topic category
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- Inland waters
- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Geographic Information System
()
- Specification
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ArcGIS shapefiles
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Geographic Information System
()
Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Lineage
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Automated process carried out under contract by Ordnance Survey. Some errors noticed in the product along with some discrepancies when compared to other datasets. e.g estuaries being counted as lakes. This dataset is still available on request however it is no longer published as there are improved alternatives available.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
- NRW Thesaurus
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- geographical information systems (GIS)
- Lakes (Limnology)
- conservation (see also conservation of specific subjects)
- designation (designated sites)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Revision)
- 2013-04-03
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Vocabulary
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- Management Areas (SMNR)
- Hydrological Processes (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Water Resources (SMNR)
- Water Quality (SMNR)
- Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
- Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Revision)
- 2023-12-27
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
- Restriction type
- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
- Other constraints
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
- Use constraints type
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. 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
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313030313037 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:26:47.178Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0