National hydrometric network basin polygons

The Water Survey of Canada (WSC) is the national authority responsible for the collection, interpretation and dissemination of standardized water resource data and information in Canada. In partnership with the provinces, territories and other agencies, WSC operates over 2800 active hydrometric gauges across the country. WSC maintains and provides real-time and historic hydrometric data for some 8000 active and discontinued stations. This dataset consists of a set of polygons that represent the drainage areas of both active and discontinued discharge stations. Users are encouraged to report any errors using the “Contact Us” webpage at: https://weather.gc.ca/mainmenu/contact_us_e.html?site=water

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated January 16, 2026, 20:44 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 20:44 (UTC)
contains_pii non
crisis_categories Fortes pluies
criticality_level Faible
data_formats SHP
fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Canada
sensitivity_level Faible
source_inventaire Inventaire_W
source_url https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/0c121878-ac23-46f5-95df-eb9960753375
subject nature_and_environment
update_frequency unknown
year_most_recent 2024-01-08 20:20:29.738000
year_start 2017-08-14 13:05:30.657000