| Resource Name |
Freshwater Atlas |
| Unique File Number |
138 |
| Information Type |
Inventory |
| Surface Water |
A |
| Aquatic Ecosystem |
A |
| Groundwater |
B |
| Groundwater & Surface Water |
B |
| Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards |
A |
| Strengths |
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| Limitations |
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| Challenges |
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| Outstanding Research Questions |
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| Outstanding Research Questions |
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| Information Subtype |
water resource |
| Organization |
Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations |
| Resource Name |
Freshwater Atlas |
| Resource Purpose |
A standardized dataset for mapping the province's hydrological features |
| Type of Information |
watershed hydrography information for every stream in BC (at the 1:20 000 scale). Includes glaciers, lakes, and wetlands |
| How does this help decision making? |
Base map information about freshwater resources |
| Program Status |
Complete |
| NE Coverage |
Coverage in NE BC |
| Drinking Water |
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| Ecosystem |
Y |
| Fish |
|
| Groundwater |
|
| Public Safety |
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| SW Quality |
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| SW Quantity |
Y |
| Link |
http://www.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/geobc/FWA |
| Text Query |
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| Google Earth |
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| iMap Path Link |
Base Maps/FWA… |
| Spatial Metadata |
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| Map |
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| Contact Email |
[email protected] |
