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Hydrometric observations data
Real-time hydrometric data
Real-time water level and flow (discharge) data collected at over 2100 hydrometric stations across Canada (last 30 days).
Historical hydrometric data
Historical hydrometric data are standardized water resource data and information. They are collected, interpreted and disseminated by the National Hydrological Services (NHS) in partnership with the provinces, territories and other agencies through the National Hydrometric Program. These data sets include daily mean, monthly mean, annual maximum and minimum daily mean and instantaneous peak water level and discharge information for over 2700 active and 5100 discontinued hydrometric monitoring stations across Canada.
Hydrometric monitoring stations
A station is a site on a river or lake where water quantity (water level and flow) are collected and recorded.
Access
How to access the data
The data is available from the MSC GeoMet API / web services and on the MSC Datamart data server:
- Data available on the GeoMet-OGC-API geospatial web services:
- Real-time Hydrometric Data in CSV format available on the MSC Datamart
An overview and examples to access and use the Meteorological Service of Canada's open data is available.
Licence
The end-user licence for Environment and Climate Change Canada's data servers specifies the conditions of use of this data.
MSC Open Data Service Usage Policy
The MSC Open Data Service Usage Policy determines what constitutes an acceptable use of MSC Open Data services and provides users best practices for optimal use.
Metadata
- The metadata of the Real-time Hydrometric Data are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the Historical Hydrometric Data are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the Monthly Mean of Water Level or Flow are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the Daily Mean of Water Level or Flow are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the Annual Maximum and Minimum Daily Water Level or Flow are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the Annual Maximum and Minimum Instantaneous Water Level or Flow are available on the Open Government Portal
- The metadata of the Hydrometric Monitoring Stations are available on the Open Government Portal