Water Stewardship Information Sources

Resource Name National Hydro Network (NHN)
Unique File Number 121
Information Type Inventory
Surface Water A
Aquatic Ecosystem A
Groundwater A
Groundwater & Surface Water A
Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards A
Strengths
Limitations
Challenges
Outstanding Research Questions
Outstanding Research Questions
Information Subtype water resource
Organization GeoBase
Resource Name National Hydro Network (NHN)
Resource Purpose To provide hydrometric GIS data in a nationally consistent format
Type of Information geospatial vector data describing natural hydrographic features, constructed features, and geographical names associated to hydrography.
How does this help decision making? provides hydrographic base maps in a format consistent with other provinces and territories
Program Status Complete
NE Coverage Coverage in NE BC
Drinking Water
Ecosystem Y
Fish
Groundwater
Public Safety
SW Quality Y
SW Quantity Y
Link http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/data/nhn/index.html;jsessionid=D8D8FC33DEA951A7DF6938BFF1DB14EC
Text Query http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/find.do;jsessionid=06D3DD239ED4D68433288C7B2AC8BC4E?produit=nhn
Google Earth
iMap Path Link
Spatial Metadata
Map http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/viewer.jsp;jsessionid=06D3DD239ED4D68433288C7B2AC8BC4E?group=nhn
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