Okanagan-Similkameen Basin Water Quality Monitoring Data for 15+ Years

Long-term freshwater quality monitoring data for over two sites in the Okanagan-Similkameen Basin for the past 15 years or longer. Environment and Climate Change Canada collected this data under a federal-provincial agreement to assess status, detect emerging issues, and track regulatory effectiveness. The dataset includes measurements for nutrients, metals, major ions, and other physical-chemical variables.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in nutrient concentrations based on the 15+ year monitoring period mentioned in the description
• Detect emerging water quality issues based on the monitoring of metals and major ions
• Assess the effectiveness of remedial measures and regulatory decisions based on the stated purpose of the data collection
• Establish or validate regional water quality guidelines based on the physical-chemical variables measured

Strengths

• Data spans 15 years or longer, enabling robust trend analysis
• Includes measurements for multiple variable types: nutrients, metals, major ions, and other physical-chemical parameters
• Collected under a formal Canada-British Columbia Water Quality Monitoring Agreement, suggesting standardized protocols

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling

Provenance

Source

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Collection Method

Long-term monitoring conducted under the Canada-British Columbia Water Quality Monitoring Agreement

Time Range

15 years or longer prior to dataset creation

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 19:21:45.149757; freshness should be verified

Geography

Okanagan-Similkameen River Basin, Canada