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Accessing the classification data on DSP

Watch this video which shows you how to download the data from this website.

Or read the instructions below:

The classification data has been added separately for different water body types. This is because different water bodies have different classification elements and are at different spatial scales.

To access the spreadsheet files, follow the link for the type of water body you are interested below in the 'Metadata Record URL' column.

Then click on the 'File' tab, as seen below:

Then select the file you with to download

You can access the record of your choice from the right-hand column below:

Metadata Record Name	Metadata Record URL
WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 4 Classification 2025 (Simplified)	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/c947f1b8-9139-4e23-9d05-769bea99032e/details
WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 4 Classification 2025 (Full Resolution)	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/1808a7bd-409a-4d41-a0e6-024726c09ca0/details
WFD River, Canal, and SWT Water Bodies Cycle 4 Classification 2025 (Simplified)	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/69c06a9b-149c-483e-bcd1-fe948d10d0fd/details
WFD River, Canal, and SWT Water Bodies Cycle 4 Classification 2025 (Full Resolution)	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/0efd50a1-ce1a-4958-a414-198d32798204/details
WFD River Water Body Catchments Cycle 4 Classification 2025 (Simplified)	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/72dbb441-0aa6-4035-b6a8-d08aa3f07313/details
WFD River Water Body Catchments Cycle 4 Classification 2025 (Full Resolution)	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/69e41965-4e07-44cb-93b5-4a32bff75efa/details
WFD Transitional and Coastal Water Bodies Cycle 4 Classification 2025 (Simplified)	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/0a7e13e4-5a57-48b3-8b02-f860ba962a97/details
WFD Transitional and Coastal Water Bodies Cycle 4 Classification 2025 (Full Resolution)	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/8239b71a-7569-4ddc-8d76-ccd35432df86/details
WFD Lake Water Bodies Cycle 4 Classification 2025	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/e1af836e-9e79-4071-b9a7-0f7f8edcf973/details
WFD River Basin Districts Cycle 4	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/4ee8955e-318c-412c-a7a3-ed5e6318457f/details
WFD Surface Water Management Catchments Cycle 4	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/2ccc5b58-685d-433e-a613-2d91166a0526/details
WFD Surface Water Operational Catchments Cycle 4	https://environment.data.gov.uk/defra/70e304bb-8fdb-4a98-af6f-62c7e6f38665/details

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