Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Resource Name | HabitatWizard |
|---|---|
| Unique File Number | 8 |
| Information Type | Decision Support Tool |
| Surface Water | A |
| Aquatic Ecosystem | A |
| Groundwater | B |
| Groundwater & Surface Water | A |
| Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards | |
| Strengths | |
| Limitations | |
| Challenges | |
| Outstanding Research Questions | |
| Outstanding Research Questions | |
| Information Subtype | interactive map |
| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| Resource Name | HabitatWizard |
| Resource Purpose | HabitatWizard links to provincial databases, providing information on fish observations, fish ranges, obstacles, stream and lake physical information, aerial photography, the watershed atlas, fish stocking records and bathymetric mapping for over 2500 lakes. |
| Type of Information | interactive maps with water and watershed information |
| How does this help decision making? | Ability to geographically compare information from different data bases |
| Program Status | Ongoing |
| NE Coverage | Coverage in NE BC |
| Drinking Water | |
| Ecosystem | Y |
| Fish | Y |
| Groundwater | |
| Public Safety | |
| SW Quality | |
| SW Quantity | Y |
| Link | http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/habwiz/ |
| Text Query | |
| Google Earth | |
| iMap Path Link | |
| Spatial Metadata | |
| Map | |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |