British Columbia Freshwater Atlas Features, IW Study Area

Sep 11, 2018
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The Freshwater Atlas is a standardized dataset for mapping the province’s hydrological features. It represents a significant improvement over the previous 1:50,000 scale Watershed Atlas because it is derived from the province’s more detailed 1:20,000 scale topographic base maps (TRIM). The atlas defines watershed boundaries by height of land and provides a connected network of streams, lakes and wetlands.


This dataset contains the following features:

  • Streams, tributaries and major rivers, waterbodies.
  • Waterbodies - lakes, wetlands and glaciers
  • Coastal bays and inlets
Data were clipped to the GEOS Interior Wetbelt study area. 
All waterbody polygon features were merged and rasterized at 30m by Conservation Biology Institute.
Data Provided By:
Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development;

GeoBC

Data downloaded from: 
ftp://ftp.geobc.gov.bc.ca/sections/outgoing/bmgs/FWA_Public/Documents/


Data processed by Rebecca Degagne of Conservation Biology Institute.
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not specified
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30 (Meter)
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Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development; 
GeoBC
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Creative Commons LicenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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bc, lake, stream, british columbia, inland water, river, reservoir, freshwater, water
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