Ground Water Aquifers

Polygon features represent developed ground water aquifers in BC (that have been mapped). Most aquifer boundaries are delineated based on geology, hydrology and topographic information. Some aquifer boundaries stop at the border of BC mapsheet boundaries due to resource or data constraints at the time of mapping.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 17:33 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 17:33 (UTC)
contact_email Andarge.Baye@gov.bc.ca
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open_canada_date_published 2011-03-09 00:00:00
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open_canada_subject ["nature_and_environment"]
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