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Average annual runoff in Canada 1971 to 2013
Resource ID
0a5667c2-7bec-11ed-84fb-0242ac130007
Title
Average annual runoff in Canada 1971 to 2013
Date
Dec. 14, 2022, 8:15 p.m., Publication
Abstract
This product provides runoff data with each contour line corresponding to an average amount of annual runoff (in millimeters). Runoff data were derived from discharge values from hydrometric stations with natural flows. Not all years are included for every region of the country due to data quality and availability issues. Data cover the period 1971 to 2013 for the south and 1971 to 2004 for the north. These files were produced by Statistics Canada, Environment, Energy and Transportation Statistics Division, 2017, based on data from Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2015, Water Survey of Canada, Archived Hydrometric Data (HYDAT), www.ec.gc.ca/rhc- wsc/default.asp?lang=En&n=4EED50F1-1 (accessed December 3, 2015); Spence, C. and A. Burke, 2008, “Estimates of Canadian Arctic Archipelago runoff from observed hydrometric data,” Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 362, pp. 247–259. For more information about methods, results and limitations see Appendix D in Statistics Canada, 2017, “Freshwater in Canada,” Human Activity and the Environment, Catalogue no. 16-201-X.
Edition
Record Modified: 2022-03-22
Responsible
StatsCan
Point of Contact
infostats@statcan.gc.ca
Purpose
The purpose of the dataset is to present runoff values as derived from Statistics Canada's Water Yield Model on a national scale map of 1:32,000,000. This product is intended to be used for reference or mapping purposes. The product ends at the shoreline of Canada as defined by the drainage region boundaries supplied for drainage regions of Canada. It does not include the Arctic Islands.
Maintenance Frequency
unknown
Type
vector
Restrictions
government has granted exclusive right to make, sell, use or license an invention or discovery
Open Government Licence - Canada (https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
License
Open Government Licence 2.0 - Canada
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
Start
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End
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Supplemental Information
Source: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/f54cdfe0-2155-4e04-ba44-58789fad7889
Data Quality
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Extent
  • x0: -141.00010650099995
  • x1: -53.74350012699995
  • y0: 42.998320672000034
  • y1: 70.07362537200004
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:4617
Keywords
no keywords
Category
Environment
Regions
Canada