Directory of Measuring Authorities

The measuring authorities listed in this directory provide (or have provided) daily flow data to the national archive for primary flow measurement stations. Further details of the characteristics of individual gauging stations - and their hydrometric performance - may be obtained from the regional and/or area offices of the principal measuring authorities.

 

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Address Code
Headquarters Rio House
Waterside Drive
Almondsbury
BRISTOL
BS12 4UD
EA

Environment Agency Regional Headquarters

Anglian Region Kingfisher House
Goldhay Way
Orton Goldhay
PETERBOROUGH
PE2 0ZR
EA-A
North East Region Rivers House
21 Park Square South
LEEDS
LS1 2QG
EA-NE
North West Region Richard Fairclough House
Knutsford Road
WARRINGTON
WA4 1HG
EA-NW
Midlands Region Sapphire East
550 Streetsbrook Road
SOLIHULL
B91 1QT
EA-M
Southern Region Guildbourne House
Chatsworth Road
WORTHING
BN11 1LD
EA-S
South West Region Manley House
Kestrel Way
EXETER
EX2 7LQ
EA-SW
Thames Region Kings Meadow House
Kings Meadow Road
READING
RG1 8DQ
EA-T
Environment Agency Wales

Asiantaeth Yr Amgylchedd Cymru

Rivers House/
Plas-yr-Afon
St Mellons Business Park
St Mellons
CARDIFF
CF3 0LT

 

EA-WEL

SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY*

Headquarters Erskine Court
The Castle Business Park
STIRLING
FK9 4TR
SEPA

Scottish Environment Protection Agency - area offices

Highlands, Islands and Grampian Graesser House
Fodderty Way
DINGWALL
IV15 9XB
South East Clearwater House
Heriot Watt Research Park
Avenue North
Riccarton
EDINBURGH
EH14 4AP
South West Rivers House
Murray Road
EAST KILBRIDE
Glasgow
G75 0LA

RIVERS AGENCY (Northern Ireland)

Headquarters Hydebank
4 Hospital Road
BELFAST
BT8 8JP
RA

Other measuring authorities

East of Scotland Water Authority (Directorate of Water
and Drainage Services)
West Grove
Waverley Road
MELROSE
TD6 9SJ
ESWA
British Waterways Willow Grange
Church Road
WATFORD
WD1 3QA
BW
Essex & Suffolk Water Plc Hall Street
CHELMSFORD
CM2 OHH
ESW
Geological Survey of Northern Ireland 20 College Gardens
BELFAST
BT9 6BS
GSNI
North of Scotland Water Authority
(Water Services Department)
Denburn House
25 Union Terrace
ABERDEEN
AB10 1NN
NSWA
CEH, Wallingford Maclean Building
Crowmarsh Gifford
WALLINGFORD
OX10 8BB
CEH
Department of the Environment
(Northern Ireland)
Environment and Heritage
Service
Calvert House
23 Castle Place
BELFAST BT1 1FY
DOEN
North East Water Plc PO Box 10
Allendale Road
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE6 2SW
NEW
North West Water Plc Dawson House
Liverpool Road
Great Sankey
WARRINGTON
WA5 3LW
NWW
Southern Water Plc Southern House
Yeoman Road
WORTHING
West Sussex
BN13 3NX
SW
West of Scotland Water Authority
(Water Department)
419 Balmore Road
GLASGOW
G22 6NU
WSWA
Yorkshire Water Services Ltd West Riding House
67 Albion House
LEEDS
LS1 5AA
YW

* As of April 2001, SEPA's regional structure was replaced by a national structure with regions replaced by areas (with the same geographic boundaries). The appropriate area office will normally be the initial point of contact for hydrometric data.

 

National Water Archive

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Crowmarsh Gifford
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OX10 8BB