British Columbia river flow monitoring data from the Environment and Climate Change Canada HYDAT Database supports an indicator of climate change. The dataset includes station name, ID, location coordinates, and estimates of long-term change in flow timing and volume for two trend periods. It was published by the Government of British Columbia in 2015-16.
Use Cases
- Analyze long-term changes in river flow timing based on estimates provided annually and seasonally.
- Assess trends in river flow volume based on cubic meters per second per year estimates.
- Compare hydrological changes across different stations based on station name, ID, and location coordinates.
- Evaluate statistical significance of hydrological trends based on significance estimates included.
Strengths
- Data spans a long-term trend period of 1912-2012 for six stations.
- Includes estimates for two distinct trend periods: 1912-2012 and 1958-2012.
- Derived from the authoritative Environment and Climate Change Canada HYDAT Database.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific stations monitored in British Columbia.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Analysis of river flow monitoring data from the Environment and Climate Change Canada HYDAT Database.
- Time Range
- 1912-2012 for six stations, 1958-2012 for 11 stations.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:36:57.476882; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada.