Surface Water Availability Indicator for Québec Under Current and Future Climate

Government and Municipalities of Québec provide an indicator of summer and winter surface water availability. The dataset combines sub-indicators for water sample pressure and low water level severity, calculated for both current and projected future climate conditions. The metadata was last updated on April 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess regional water stress based on combined pressure and severity sub-indicators.
• Model future water availability scenarios based on climate projections.
• Compare seasonal (summer vs. winter) surface water resource vulnerability.
• Support water resource management and policy planning based on indicator scores.

Strengths

• Provides a composite indicator integrating multiple sub-indicators for nuanced analysis.
• Includes projections for future climate scenarios, enabling forward-looking assessment.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP) for GIS integration.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Likely derived from hydrological monitoring and climate modeling.

Time Range

Covers current and future climate periods; specific years are not detailed.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 19:12:42.100342; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Focus is on Québec, Canada; exact spatial extent is not specified.