Canada-British Columbia Hydrometric Program
Last updated on August 29, 2024
Integrated data are produced by stations in the Canada-British Columbia Hydrometric Program governed by Canada-British Columbia Agreement on Hydrometric Monitoring. This is data collected and published by the Water Survey of Canada in accordance with Environment and Climate Change Canada standards.
Program summary
The Canada-British Columbia Hydrometric Program is the formal network of hydrometric stations co-managed by the Province of British Columbia and the Federal Government. The cost of operating the program is shared between the Provincial Government, the Federal Government, and third-parties.
The Canada-British Columbia Hydrometric Program network has over 460 stations across the province. The network is primarily dedicated to the collection of Stage (calibrated water level) and Discharge (volumetric flow) data, however additional instrumentation at select stations collects water temperature, turbidity, real time imagery and precipitation.
Accessing integrated data
- Historical and real-time hydrometric data is published by the Water Survey of Canada, Water Office website
- Approved final data for all stations is available from the National Water Data Archive as a downloadable database (HYDAT)
- Data can also be explored graphically using the Environment Canada Data Explorer
- Access to the HYDAT database using R can be accomplished using TidyHYDAT
Request an integrated station
Email hydrometric@gov.bc.ca to request additions to the Canada-British Columbia Hydrometric Program.
