What are the 5 watersheds in Canada?

Canada’s five ocean watersheds are colour-coded on the map: Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

What are the 4 main watersheds in Canada?

Most watersheds in Canada are open. Canada has 5 ocean watersheds: The Arctic, Atlantic, Hudson Bay, Pacific, and the Gulf of Mexico. All of Canada’s water is drained into these 5 areas before reaching the sea. This is done by moving through sub-watersheds.

What are the 5 main watersheds?

Watersheds in Alberta There are seven major watersheds, or basins, in Alberta: the Hay, Peace/Slave, Athabasca, Beaver, North Saskatchewan, South Saskatchewan and Milk.

Is the Hudson Bay a watershed?

The Hudson Bay watershed is the largest ocean watershed in Canada (3.8 million km2 ) and extends over five Canadian provinces from Alberta to Quebec, and also over the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Where can I find a map of Canada’s watersheds?

Discover Canada’s Watersheds Contained within the Atlas of Canada Poster Map Series, is a map depicting the 5 main watersheds in Canada. Building Canadian Water Connections initiative and the Canadian Wildlife Federation have collaborated to produce this map that promotes the importance of watersheds through education.

How are the NHN and wscssda watersheds created?

The NHN watersheds were created from the Water Survey of Canada Sub-Sub-Drainage Area (WSCSSDA) and Fundamental Drainage Areas (FDA) of the Atlas of Canada. Note that NHN watersheds evolve over time.

How many water basins are there in Canada?

There are more than 1382 basins covering the entire Canadian landmass. Each watershed is a simple polygon without holes. The watersheds form a continuous layer. The watersheds index is available in Shapefile format (ESRITM) and in kmz format of Google Earth.

Where are the watersheds located on Google Earth?

The watersheds form a continuous layer. The watersheds index is available in Shapefile format (ESRITM) and in kmz format of Google Earth. Watershed coverage extends from the Canada-U.S. border to the Canadian territorial sea boundary or to the National Topographic System (NTS) 1:50 000 tile boundary along Canada’s coasts.