Catchment boundaries, daily and sub-daily hydrometeorological time series, groundwater level time series and attributes for 671 catchments in Great Britain (CAMELS-GB v2)
type: Dataset
citation: Coxon, G., Zheng, Y., Barbedo, R., Cooper, H., Fileni, F., Fowler, H., Fry, M., Green, A., Gribbin, T., Harfoot, H., Lewis, E., Qiu, X., Salwey, S., Wendt, D.E., Ribeiro Neto, G. (2025). Catchment boundaries, daily and sub-daily hydrometeorological time series, groundwater level time series and attributes for 671 catchments in Great Britain (CAMELS-GB v2). NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/9a46d428-958f-4ac1-86eb-94eee70c0955
description: This dataset provides catchment boundaries, hydro-meteorological timeseries and landscape attributes for 671 catchments across Great Britain. It collates river flows, river levels, groundwater levels, precipitation, potential evapotranspiration and temperature time series at monthly to hourly timescales. Daily hydro-meteorological timeseries are provided from 1st October 1970 - 30th September 2022, hourly hydro-meteorological timeseries are provided from 1st October 1990 09:00 to 1st October 2022 08:00, and groundwater level timeseries cover a range of time periods (ranging from 7 to 72 years with the earliest records beginning in the 1950s). A comprehensive set of catchment attributes are quantified describing a range of catchment characteristics including topography, climate, hydrology, land cover, soils, hydrogeology, hydrometry and human influences.
is accessible for free: true
date published: 2025-10-21
keywords: Land cover
keywords: Soil
keywords: Climate and climate change
keywords: Hydrology
keywords: catchment
keywords: climate
keywords: geology
keywords: groundwater
keywords: hydrology
keywords: land cover
keywords: soil
keywords: Floods and Droughts Digital Research Infrastructure (FDRI)
creator: Coxon, G.
creator: Zheng, Y.
creator: Barbedo, R.
creator: Cooper, H.
creator: Fileni, F.
creator: Fowler, H.
creator: Fry, M.
creator: Green, A.
creator: Gribbin, T.
creator: Harfoot, H.
creator: Lewis, E.
creator: Qiu, X.
creator: Salwey, S.
creator: Wendt, D.E.
creator: Ribeiro Neto, G.
temporal coverage: 1970-10-01/2022-10-01
spatial coverage: bbox0
funding: Projecting extreme droughts in rapidly changing human-water systems
funding: NERC Large Grant SMARTWATER
funding: DAFNI Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis
funding: ERC, MultiDry
funding: NERC ONE Planet Doctoral Training Partnership
license: Open Government Licence v3
distribution: distribution0
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
provider: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
included in data catalog: Environmental Information Data Centre

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Soil
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Climate and climate change
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catchment
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climate
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geology
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groundwater
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hydrology
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soil
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Floods and Droughts Digital Research Infrastructure (FDRI)
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Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Open Government Licence v3
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Coxon, G.
type: Person
family name: Coxon
given name: Gemma
affiliation: University of Bristol

Zheng, Y.
type: Person
family name: Zheng
given name: Yanchen
affiliation: University of Bristol

Barbedo, R.
type: Person
family name: Barbedo
given name: Rafael
affiliation: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Cooper, H.
type: Person
family name: Cooper
given name: Hollie
affiliation: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Fileni, F.
type: Person
family name: Fileni
given name: Felipe
affiliation: Newcastle University

Fowler, H.
type: Person
family name: Fowler
given name: Hayley
affiliation: Newcastle University

Fry, M.
type: Person
family name: Fry
given name: Matt
affiliation: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Green, A.
type: Person
family name: Green
given name: Amy
affiliation: Newcastle University

Gribbin, T.
type: Person
family name: Gribbin
given name: Tom
affiliation: British Geological Survey

Harfoot, H.
type: Person
family name: Harfoot
given name: Helen
affiliation: Environment Agency

Lewis, E.
type: Person
family name: Lewis
given name: Elizabeth
affiliation: University of Manchester

Qiu, X.
type: Person
family name: Qiu
given name: Xiaobin
affiliation: Newcastle University

Salwey, S.
type: Person
family name: Salwey
given name: Saskia
affiliation: Utrecht University

Wendt, D.E.
type: Person
family name: Wendt
given name: Doris E
affiliation: British Geological Survey

Ribeiro Neto, G.
type: Person
family name: Ribeiro Neto
given name: Germano
affiliation: University of Bristol

Projecting extreme droughts in rapidly changing human-water systems
type: MonetaryGrant
funder: Medical Research Council

Medical Research Council
type: Organization

NERC Large Grant SMARTWATER
type: MonetaryGrant
funder: Natural Environment Research Council

Natural Environment Research Council
type: Organization

DAFNI Centre of Excellence for Resilient Infrastructure Analysis
type: MonetaryGrant
funder: UKRI

UKRI
type: Organization

ERC, MultiDry
type: MonetaryGrant
funder: European Union

European Union
type: Organization

NERC ONE Planet Doctoral Training Partnership
type: MonetaryGrant
funder: Natural Environment Research Council

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University of Bristol
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Newcastle University
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British Geological Survey
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Environment Agency
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University of Manchester
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Utrecht University
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