River invertebrate classification tool
The River Invertebrate Classification Tool (RICT) was developed by the three UK environmental agencies to classify the ecological quality of rivers.
Help and support
Please access the user guides and frequently asked questions by logging into RICT.
**Please note that RICT is designed as a data processing rather than a storage service – you may lose run data in the event of a system malfunction or other event. Therefore you are advised to download any critical files/data once your run has finished.**
RICT training
The Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) run RICT training courses
Read more about the project:
- FBA RICT research pages
- RIVPACS reference database at the Centre for Ecology
& Hydrology - Research reports at SNIFFER
- Environment Agency publications
Contact us
If you have any enquiries or encounter any difficulties with the tool, please contact us.