Welcome to the National River Flow Archive
The National River Flow Archive (NRFA) is the UK’s focal point for river flow data.
The NRFA collates, quality controls, and archives hydrometric data from gauging station networks across the UK including the extensive networks operated by the Environment Agency (England and Wales), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Rivers Agency (Northern Ireland).
River flow data for ~400 gauging stations can be downloaded from this website. Data for a further ~1000 gauging stations can be requested via our manual retrieval service. The data are available free-of-charge for academic research or educational uses.
- Search for gauging stations, download river flow data, and access station and catchment information
- Find out about the data stored by the NRFA
- Find reports on current hydrological conditions, the status of water resources, and recent major flood and drought events
- Find out about the measurement of river flows in the UK
UK Hydrological summary for March 2012 published - 17 April 2012  March was an exceptionally mild month and the driest for the UK since 1953. Most of the country reported less than half the average rainfall, further intensifying the drought and extending its spatial range. Accumulated rainfall deficiencies now extend over 24-27 months across the English Lowlands and are of a magnitude expected, on average, only around once every 20-30 years. Further details can be found here. |
River flow data for 2010 released - 11 January 2012 Following completion of the NRFA quality control process, UK river flow data for the calendar year 2010 is now available on the NRFA. This data can be accessed through the normal Data Retrieval Services. |
Video: Jamie Hannaford explains more about the work of the
National River Flow Archive (NRFA)
