Identification

Title

Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Seas (RoFRS)

Alternative title(s)

Perygl Llifogydd o Afonydd a'r Môr - Grid Categorïau Tebygolrwydd Llifogydd Gofodol

AfA378 RoFRS Property Flood Likelihood Category Database

Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Seas (RoFRS) Spatial Flood Likelihood Category Grid

Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (RoFRS).LYR

Abstract

This is a national assessment of flood risk for Wales produced using local expertise. The dataset shows the chance of flooding from rivers and/or the sea, based on cells of 50 m. Each cell is allocated one of four flood risk categories, taking into account flood defences and their condition. No more detailed resolution is provided. An online Flood Risk Map Browser is available via the NRW website.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/Rofras/?lang=en

name: Download Data and Web Service

http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw?

name: Web Mapping Service

https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/maps/long-term-flood-risk/?lang=en

name: View Data

Unique resource identifier

code

116276

codeSpace

https://naturalresources.wales

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

inlandWaters

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Hydrography

Natural risk zones

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2019-01-12

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.77774100

East bounding longitude

-2.60886500

North bounding latitude

53.51306700

South bounding latitude

51.24082900

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

ISO3166 Countries

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2019-01-12

code identifying the extent

Wales (WLS)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2009-01-01

End position

2014-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-04-01

Frequency of update

irregular

Quality and validity

Lineage

Spatial dataset with the floodplain split into 50m x 50m cells and each allocated one of four flood risk likelihood categories. - High: each year, there is a chance of flooding of greater than 1 in 30 (3.3 percent). - Medium: each year, there is a chance of flooding of between 1 in 30 (3.3 percent) and 1 in 100 (1 percent). - Low: each year, there is a chance of flooding of between 1 in 100 (1 percent) and 1 in 1000 (0.1 percent). - Very Low: each year, there is a chance of flooding of less than 1 in 1000 (0.1 percent). Cells where the likelihood of flooding is greater than or equal to 1 in 75 (1.3 percent) each year are identified. Each cell has a suitability rating to show at what scale it is generally appropriate to use the data to assess flood risk, and how suitable the data is for a range of different uses. If data is displayed in map form to others it should be shown with a maximum zoom scale of 1:10,000 and that base mapping of 1:25,000 is used to give context. Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Seas (RoFRS) results are indicative of the scale and distribution of the likelihood of flooding and therefore we advise that viewing at more detailed scales may not be appropriate. - Because of the way they have been produced and the fact that they are indicative, the maps are not appropriate to act as the sole evidence for any specific planning or regulatory decision or assessment of risk in relation to flooding at any scale without further supporting studies or evidence. - This data is not raw, factual or measured. It comprises of estimated or modelled results showing expected outcomes based on the data available to us.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

© CNC/NRW and CEH Some features of this information are based on digital spatial data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology © NERC (CEH). Defra, Met Office and DARD Rivers Agency © Crown copyright. © Cranfield University. © James Hutton Institute. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2015. Land and Property Services © 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.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency Wales

telephone number

08708 506 506

email address

enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

originator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-01-11

Metadata language

eng