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 Quantitative status of groundwater bodies
Characteristic Description
Name Quantitative status of groundwater bodies by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013) and State classification; Irregular
Regularity Annual
Source Portuguese Environment Agency
First available period 2012
Last available period 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013)
  • State classification
Concepts
  • FRESH GROUNDWATER:  Water collected at springs, mine galleries, artesian wells or bore-holes, i.e., extracted waters that may be recovered from a geological formation. All permanent and temporary deposits of water, both artificially charged and naturally, in the subsoil, of sufficient quality for at least seasonal use. This category includes phreatic water-bearing strata, as well as deep strata under pressure or not, which may be sub-aqueous. Excluded from groundwater is bank filtration (covered under surface water).
  • QUANTITATIVE STATUS OF GROUND WATER BODIES:  -
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations Indicator expresses the level to which groundwater is affected by direct and indirect water captations.
Last update date 15/04/2025


information presented in 8/6/2025