Identification

Title

Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Water Storage Areas

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

The Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) includes several layers of information. This dataset covers Water Storage Areas. It shows those areas that act as a balancing reservoir, storage basin or balancing pond. Their purpose is to attenuate an incoming flood peak to a flow level that can be accepted by the downstream channel. It may also delay the timing of a flood peak so that its volume is discharged over a longer time interval. We have assumed that water storage areas act perfectly and give the same level of protection as when our assessment of the area was carried out. Water storage areas do not completely remove the chance of flooding and can be overtopped or fail in extreme weather conditions. This dataset is designed to raise awareness of the likelihood of flooding and to encourage people living and working in areas prone to flooding to find out more and take appropriate action. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH) © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=edef9331-3fc9-401c-b6f7-59c96214145e&fileName=Data Version.txt

protocol: http

name: Data Version.txt

description: Data Version.txt download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=edef9331-3fc9-401c-b6f7-59c96214145e&fileName=FMfP_FSA.lyr

protocol: http

name: FMfP_FSA.lyr

description: FMfP_FSA.lyr download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=edef9331-3fc9-401c-b6f7-59c96214145e&fileName=Guidance_Flood_Storage_Areas_v6_1.pdf

protocol: http

name: Guidance_Flood_Storage_Areas_v6_1.pdf

description: Guidance_Flood_Storage_Areas_v6_1.pdf download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/flood-map-for-planning-rivers-and-sea-flood-storage-areas/wms

protocol: http

name: FloodMapForPlanningRiversAndSeaWaterStorageAreas_WMS

description: Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Water Storage Areas WMS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/flood-map-for-planning-rivers-and-sea-flood-storage-areas/wfs

protocol: http

name: FloodMapForPlanningRiversAndSeaWaterStorageAreas_WFS

description: Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea) - Water Storage Areas WFS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/explore/86ca7c80-d465-11e4-afe1-f0def148f590?download=true

protocol: http

name: FloodMapForPlanningRiversAndSeaWaterStorageAreas_Download

description: Download data by area of interest

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/flood-map-for-planning-rivers-and-sea-flood-storage-areas/ogc/features/v1

protocol: http

name: OGC API - Features service

description: OGC API - Features service

Unique resource identifier

code

DSTR02903

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

inlandWaters

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Flood Map for Planning

Water Storage Area

environment

inlandWaters

Keyword set

keyword value

planning

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

risk

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.236

East bounding longitude

2.072

North bounding latitude

55.816

South bounding latitude

49.943

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2004-01-01

End position

2099-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2004-01-01

date type

revision

effective date

2025-02-06

Frequency of update

quarterly

Quality and validity

Lineage

We release the whole dataset quarterly but only update it in locations where new information is available

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Open format | Shapefile (SHP)

version of format

Not Applicable

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Constraint set

Use constraints

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://environment.data.gov.uk/support

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-03-28

Metadata language