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Water Resources Information Project

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Provider

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Description

  • Stream Network
  • Watershed Boundaries
  • Digital Eleval Model Data (Ver. 2.0.0)
  • Hydat Flow Gauge Watersheds

A GIS-based approach to information management has been adopted by the Water Resources Information Project at the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. The WRIP is a co-operative project designed to review the current state of water information in Ontario, gather existing data, improve what is available and implement a strategy to ensure that information is available for effective water management. Other participating organizations include the Ministry of Environment, Municipal Affairs andHousing and Agriculture and Food.

The data is made available by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources through the Ontario Geographic Data Exchange (OGDE) program.

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Format

The stream network and watershed data are available in ArcView shapefile format. The DEM 2.0.0 is represented as a grid of regularly space square cells (or raster pixels) to which elevation values are referenced, using a common vertical datum. Cell resolutions are 20 meters in northern Ontario and 10 meters in southern Ontario.

Projection

UTM projection, NAD83

Data Description

  • Stream Network Data
    The stream network data includes seamless coverage of streams for the province of Ontario (divided by zone).
  • Watershed Boundaries (Download site)
    Watershed boundaries are described in four levels: primary, secondard, tertiary and quaternary. (Note: watershed data is available for other provinces and territories through GeoGratis, free of charge.)

DEM Ver.2.0.0.

A high resolution raster data set covering the province of Ontario. It has been interpolated using ANUDEM 4.6.3 software with NIRVIS contour and water virtual flow as inputs. The DEM has been created through the WRIP, LRC - Peterborough. There are 150 tiles in packaged-product format.

Access

HYDAT Flow Gauge Watersheds — Ontario

Data is stored as a series of shape file. One file consists of known HYDAT FLOW gauge locations. For each of these gauges, there is a shapefile containing a watershed. A separate MS Access database stores a series of watershed characteristics - such as watershed area, watershed perimeter, lake area, wetland area, slope, gauge elevation and more.

Access

Citation Format

Stream Network

Ontario Ministry of natural Resources. Water Resources Information Project, Stream Network, [electronic resource]. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 2002.

Watershed

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Water Resources Information Project, Watershed. [electronic resource]. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 2002.

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Contact

519–824–4120 ext. 56417

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The DRC is located behind the Research Help desk in the McLaughlin Library.

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Last updated November 3rd, 2009 by D.B. (details)