Pacific Coastal Basin Long-term Water Quality Monitoring Data

Long-term freshwater quality monitoring data for over 10 sites in the Pacific Coastal Basin for the past 15 years or longer for nutrients, metals, major ions, and other physical-chemical variables are included in this dataset. Monitoring is conducted by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and under the Canada-British Columbia Water Quality Monitoring Agreement to assess water quality status and long-term trends, detect emerging issues, establish water quality guidelines and track the effectiveness of remedial measures and regulatory decisions.

Supplemental Information

http://www.ec.gc.ca/eaudouce-freshwater/default.asp?lang=En&n=50947E1B-1

Data and Resources

Additional Info

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Last Updated January 16, 2026, 21:08 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 21:08 (UTC)
contains_pii non
criticality_level Faible
data_formats CSV; HTML; TXT
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/be4d21ca-a873-4186-abee-5eb7e61e1e70
subject nature_and_environment
update_frequency P1M
year_most_recent 2022-02-23 17:57:03.007000
year_start 2016-12-19 18:23:55.643000