Water quality in Canadian rivers

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Water quality in Canadian rivers indicator provide a measure of the ability of river water across Canada to support plants and animals. These indicators provide information about the state of surface water quality and its change through time, to support water resource management. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 18:37 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 18:37 (UTC)
contact_email indicateurs-indicators@ec.gc.ca
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title_fr Qualité de l'eau des cours d'eau canadiens
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