Water Availability in Canada Data

The table shows the threat to water availability in Canada for 2009 by sub-drainage area groupings and sub-drainage area name

Threats to water availability in Canada, 2009
Sub-drainage area groupingsSub-drainage area namesThreat to water availability
10N-10O-10P-10Q-10R-10S-10T-10U-10VMerged (Southern Beaufort Sea, Amundsen Gulf, Coppermine, Coronation Gulf and Queen Maud Gulf, Back, Gulf of Boothia, Southern Arctic Islands, Baffin Island, Arctic drainage, Northern Arctic Islands)Data not available
07L-07M-07N-07O-07P-07Q-07R-07S-07T-07U-10A-10B-10C-10D-10E-10F-10G-10H-10J-10K-10L-10MMerged (Fond-du-Lac, Lake Athabasca - shores, Slave, Hay, Southern Great Slave Lake, Great Slave Lake - east arm - south shore, Lockhart, Northeastern Great Slave Lake, Marian, Western Great Slave Lake, Upper Liard, Central Liard, Fort Nelson, Central Liard and Petitot, Lower Liard, Upper Mackenzie - Mills Lake, Upper Mackenzie - Camsell Bend, Central Mackenzie - Blackwater Lake, Great Bear, Central Mackenzie - The Ramparts, Lower Mackenzie, Peel and Southwestern Beaufort Sea)Low
04A-04B-04C-04D-04E-04F-04G-04H-04J-04K-04L-04MMerged (Hayes - Manitoba, Southwestern Hudson Bay, Severn, Winisk - coast, Ekwan - coast, Attawapiskat - coast, Upper Albany, Lower Albany - coast, Kenogami, Moose - Ontario, Missinaibi-Mattagami, Abitibi)Low
03A-03B-03C-03D-03E-03F-03G-03H-03J-03K-03L-03M-04NMerged (Nottaway - coast, Broadback and Rupert, Eastmain, La Grande - coast, Grande rivière de la Baleine - coast, Eastern Hudson Bay, Northeastern Hudson Bay, Western Ungava Bay, Aux Feuilles - coast, Koksoak, Caniapiscau, Eastern Ungava Bay, Harricanaw - coast)Data not available
02S-02T-02U-02V-02W-02XMerged (Betsiamites - coast, Manicouagan and aux Outardes, Moisie and St. Lawrence Estuary, Gulf of St. Lawrence - Romaine, Gulf of St. Lawrence - Natashquan, Petit Mécatina and Strait of Belle Isle)Low
08NMOkanagan*High
06G-06H-06J-06K-06L-06M-06N-06O-06P-06Q-06R-06S-06TMerged (Seal - coast, Western Hudson Bay - southern, Thelon, Dubawnt, Kazan, Chesterfield Inlet, Western Hudson Bay - central, Western Hudson Bay - northern, Hudson Bay - Southampton Island, Foxe Basin - Southampton Island, Foxe Basin - Melville Peninsula, Foxe Basin - Baffin Island, Hudson Strait - Baffin and Southampton Islands)Low
09A-09B-09C-09D-09E-09F-09H-09MMerged (Headwaters Yukon, Pelly, Upper Yukon, Stewart, Central Yukon, Porcupine, Tanana, Copper)Low
08A-08B-08C-08D-08E-08OMerged (Alsek, Northern coastal waters of British Columbia, Stikine - coast, Nass - coast, Skeena - coast, Queen Charlotte Islands)Low
06A-06B-06C-06D-06E-06FMerged (Beaver - Alberta and Saskatchewan, Upper Churchill - Manitoba, Central Churchill - upper - Manitoba, Reindeer, Central Churchill - lower - Manitoba, Lower Churchill - Manitoba)Low
03N-03O-03P-03QMerged (Northern Labrador, Churchill - Newfoundland and Labrador, Central Labrador, Southern Labrador)Low
07KLower PeaceLow
07EWilliston LakeLow
07FUpper PeaceLow
07HCentral Peace, upperLow
07JCentral Peace, lowerLow
08JNechakoLow
07DLower AthabascaLow
08FCentral coastal waters of British ColumbiaLow
07CCentral Athabasca, lowerLow
07GSmokyLow
08KUpper FraserLow
07AUpper AthabascaLow
02YNorthern NewfoundlandLow
07BCentral Athabasca, upperLow
05TGrass and BurntwoodLow
05ECentral North SaskatchewanLow
02ZSouthern NewfoundlandLow
05DUpper North SaskatchewanLow
05FBattleHigh
05UNelsonLow
05GLower North SaskatchewanLow
08GSouthern coastal waters of British ColumbiaLow
05KSaskatchewanLow
08LThompsonLow
08MLower FraserLow
08HVancouver IslandLow
08PSkagitLow
05BBowMedium
05CRed DeerMedium
01FCape Breton IslandLow
02QNorthern Gaspé PeninsulaLow
01CPrince Edward IslandLow
02RSaguenayLow
05REastern Lake WinnipegLow
08NColumbiaLow
05HLower South SaskatchewanLow
05LLake Winnipegosis and Lake ManitobaLow
05AUpper South SaskatchewanMedium
05SWestern Lake WinnipegLow
05JQu'AppelleHigh
05QEnglishLow
05NSourisHigh
05MAssiniboineModerate
01BGulf of St. Lawrence and Northern Bay of Fundy, New BrunswickLow
11AMissouriHigh
02NSaint-MauriceLow
02PLower St. LawrenceLow
05ORedLow
01ASaint John and Southern Bay of Fundy, New BrunswickLow
01DBay of Fundy and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova ScotiaLow
02JUpper OttawaLow
05PWinnipegLow
01ESoutheastern Atlantic Ocean, Nova ScotiaLow
02ANorthwestern Lake SuperiorLow
02OCentral St. LawrenceLow
02LLower OttawaLow
02KCentral OttawaLow
02BNortheastern Lake SuperiorLow
02DWanipitai and French, OntarioLow
02CNorthern Lake HuronLow
02MUpper St. LawrenceLow
02EEastern Georgian BayLow
02FEastern Lake HuronHigh
02HLake Ontario and Niagara PeninsulaHigh
02GNorthern Lake ErieMedium

Note: The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) Water Availability Indicator aggregates sub-drainage areas, as defined by the Standard Drainage Area Classification developed by Statistics Canada, into the following 76 groupings.
* Evaluated at the sub-sub drainage area level.

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