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The Water Survey of Canada (WSC) is a scientific branch of
WSC
maintains Canada's hydrometric data network, widely referred to as HYDAT. Previously over 2,500 hydrometric gauges were maintained. Currently fewer than 2000 stations provide active data. Stations or gauges record lake and river water levels that are used to compute river flow data.
Datasets developed by the WSC are used for water-resource management purposes in various policy programs by federal, provincial and municipal governments. This information is also available free to the public by searchin
Archived Hydrometric Data
These datasets also contribute to ongoing efforts to measure local, regional and national impacts from
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; french: Environnement et Changement climatique Canada),Environment and Climate Change Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of the Environment ...
, responsible for monitoring the nation's freshwater resources.
ThWSC
maintains Canada's hydrometric data network, widely referred to as HYDAT. Previously over 2,500 hydrometric gauges were maintained. Currently fewer than 2000 stations provide active data. Stations or gauges record lake and river water levels that are used to compute river flow data.
Datasets developed by the WSC are used for water-resource management purposes in various policy programs by federal, provincial and municipal governments. This information is also available free to the public by searchinArchived Hydrometric Data
These datasets also contribute to ongoing efforts to measure local, regional and national impacts from
climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
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