Freshwater Atlas Linear Boundaries for British Columbia Waterbodies

Linear boundary features defining the edges of rivers, lakes, wetlands, glaciers, and administrative areas in British Columbia. The dataset is provided by the Government of British Columbia and was last updated in June 2026. These features form the foundational edges for constructing polygonal waterbody representations.

Use Cases

• Delineate watersheds and hydrological networks based on bank and delimiter edges.
• Map administrative jurisdictions adjacent to water features based on administrative boundary edges.
• Model glacier extent and change over time based on glacier edge data.
• Create accurate polygonal representations of lakes and wetlands based on the provided linear features.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Government of British Columbia.
• Includes multiple linear feature types (bank, delimiter, glacier, administrative) for comprehensive boundary modeling.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (KML, WMS, FGDB/GDB) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total spatial extent are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is from the future (2026-06-03).

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia | Gouvernment de la Colombie-Britannique

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 18:30:57.480145

Geography

British Columbia, Canada