Datasets
These are our most popular and influential datasets. For a comprehensive list of all BGS data, please visit the 
The aquifer designation dataset reflects the importance of aquifers in England and Wales as a resource and their role in supporting surface water flows and wetland ecosystems.
- Open / Premium
- 1:50 000
- England and Wales
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The BGS GeoScour datasets provide a generalised overview of the natural characteristics and properties of catchment and riverine environments for the assessment of river scour in Great Britain.
- Open / Premium
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Tier 1: 1:625 000
Tier 2: 1:250 000
Tier 3: 1:50 000 - Great Britain
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The BGS depth to groundwater product is a national scale dataset of probable maximum depth to the phreatic water table.
- Premium
- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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BGS has produced the geological indicators of flooding dataset from geological maps detailing the floodplains and coastal plains in Britain.
- Premium
- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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In response to the need for more information on groundwater flooding, BGS has produced the first national dataset on the susceptibility across Britain.
- Premium
- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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Our groundwater vulnerability maps provide an assessment of the vulnerability of groundwater in overlying superficial rocks and those that comprise the underlying bedrock.
- Premium
- 1:50 000
- England and Wales
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The BGS has produced a suite of hydrogeological maps of Scotland. The suite includes layers with groundwater vulnerability and aquifer productivity data.
- Premium
- 1:100 000
- Scotland
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The hydrogeological map indicates aquifer potential in generalised term.
- Open
- 1:625 000
- UK
The BGS Infiltration SuDS map dataset is suitable for those involved in the design of sustainable drainage systems and approving SuDS planning applications.
- Premium
- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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Permeability data is often used in studies of groundwater. Our permeability information is based on BGS Geology 50K data.
- Premium
- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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Our digital version of the water well archive. Index level data is available for all water boreholes known to the BGS.
- Open / Premium
- Great Britain