Welcome to the UK Water Resources Portal
The UK Water Resources Portal is an interactive tool for monitoring water resources, hydrological conditions and drought across the UK.
The Portal brings together rainfall, river flows, soil moisture, groundwater levels and drought indicators at a range of spatial scales, from individual monitoring sites and river catchments through to regional and national datasets.
Important information
- Near real-time river flow data are currently only available for England and Scotland.
- River flow data for the most recent few days may not yet be available through the live data services.
- Dotted river flow lines indicate unchecked data which may be subject to revision.
- To view the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) for the UK, and other drought indices, select the Drought indices option at the top left of the Portal window.
- Drought indices are updated monthly.
- All data should be considered provisional and should not be used directly for operational decision-making.
- Recent observations may be revised following quality assurance checks or updates from data providers.
Learn more
Visit the About page to find out more about:
- Available datasets
- Drought indicators
- Methods and data sources
- Development of the Portal
