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1 | Subwatershed Entities & Plans Impact measure: % of Canada’s 167 sub-watersheds which have a watershed entity and a watershed plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Note: The data presented here represent our best research given the time and resources at hand. We acknowledge there may be errors. This shared measurement system belongs to all members of the Our Living Water Network, so if you have any corrections for us, or ideas to share on this measure, please send us an email at info@ourlivingwaters.ca. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | WWF Sub-watershed (167) | Sub-subwatershed (smaller than WWF 167) | Name of Entity or Entities | Entity Links | Maps on Coverage of Entities and/or Plans | Name of Plan or Plans | Year of Plan | Link to plan | Entity(ies) for Most of Subwatershed Y, N or Portion | Plan(s) for Most of Subwatershed Y, N or Portion | BOTH Subwatershed Entities AND Plans Y, N or Portion | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Major Watershed: Pacific Coastal (9) BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | Alsek | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | Northern Coastal Waters of B.C. | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | Stikine - Coast | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 4 | Nass - Coast | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 5 | Skeena - Coast | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 6 | Central Coastal Waters of B.C. | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 7 | Southern Coastal Waters of B.C. | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 8 | Vancouver Island | N small portion only | N small portion only | N small portion only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Cowichan | Cowichan Watershed Board | http://cowichanwatershedboard.ca/ | http://cowichanwatershedboard.ca/sites/default/files/CowichanRiverMap-TimesColonist-12Jul2015.jpg | Cowichan Basin Watershed Plan | 2007 | http://www.cowichanwatershedboard.ca/doc/cowichan-basin-water-management-plan-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shawnigan Basin | Shawigan Basin Authority - still under development? | http://www.shawniganbasinsociety.org/basin-authority.html | http://www.shawniganbasinsociety.org/about.html | To develop Shawnigan watershed master plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Bowker Creek | Bowker Creek Initiaitve (BCI) | https://www.crd.bc.ca/bowker-creek-initiative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Gulf Islands | Islands Trust | http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Salt Spring Island | Salt Spring Island Watershed Protection Alliance (previously named St. Mary Lake Watershed Working Group) | https://www.ssiwpa.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | within Salt Spring Island watershed --> Cusheon watershed | X - Cusheon Lake Integrated Watershed Management Plan (not complete) - Had aimed to update Management Plan prepared in 2007, however project suspended pending completion of more in depth hydrometric monitoring, water quality monitoring and an assessment of water availability for the Cusheon Watershed. | https://www.ssiwpa.org/ssiwpa-projects/cusheon-lake-integrated-watershed-management-plan/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | within Salt Spring Island watershed --> Cusheon watershed | Cusheon Watershed Management Plan | 2007 | https://www.ssiwpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Cusheon-Lake-Watershed-Management-Plan-2007.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 9 | Queen Charlotte Islands | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Haida Gwaii | Tlell Watershed Society | Tlell Legacy Project (ecosystem based planning for Queen Charlotte Islands) | http://www.cec.org/content/ecosystem-based-planning-queen-charlotte-islands-haida-gwaii | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Major Watershed:Fraser-Lower Mainland (5) BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 10 | Nechako | Nechako Watershed Roundable | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/Nechako_Watershed_Roundtable.html | Towards a Healthy Nechako: Nechako Watershed Strategy | 2016 | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/_Library/UFR/Nechako_Watershed_Strategy-31Oct2016-FINAL.pdf | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Also Fraser Basin Council (multple subwatersheds) | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/ | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/basin_watersheds.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 11 | Upper Fraser | Fraser Basin Council (multple subwatersheds) | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/ | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/basin_watersheds.html | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 12 | Thompson | Fraser Basin Council (multiple subwatersheds) | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/ | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/basin_watersheds.html | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shuswap | Shuswap Watershed Council | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/Shuswap_Water.html | Shuswap River Watershed Sustainability Plan | 2014 | http://www.rdno.ca/docs/141114_SRWSP_FinalFormat.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Nicola | Nicola Steering Committee (under Thompson) | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/tr_nicola_lake.html | Nicola Watershed Planning Process - Working on pilot plan. More about the process --> | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/tr_nicola_watershed_resources.html#committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Nicola Round Table | https://nwcrt.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Nicola Basin Collaborative | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/Nicola_Basin_Collaborative.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Salmon River | Salmon River Watershed Roundtable | Salmon River Watershed Management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 13 | Lower Fraser | Fraser Basin Council (multiple subwatersheds) | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/ | https://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/basin_watersheds.html | Y | N small portion only | N small portion only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Coquitlam | Coquitlam River Watershed Roundtable (CRWRt) | http://www.coquitlamriverwatershed.ca/roundtable | Coquitlam River Watershed Strategy | 2011 | http://www.coquitlamriverwatershed.ca/content/background | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | ---> within Coquitlam River watershed | Lower Coquitlam Water Watershed Plan | 2013, in progress | https://www.coquitlamriverwatershed.ca/roundtable/watershed-plan/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 14 | Skagit | Skagit Watershed Council (SWC) (community partnership for salmon) | https://www.skagitwatershed.org/about-us/history-mission/ | Skagit Watershed Council (SWC) Habitat Protection and Restoration Strategy (SWC 1998) and its Application (SWC 2000). | 1998, 2000 | https://www.skagitwatershed.org/resources/documents-archives/ | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | ---> within Skagit watershed | (update to above) 2017 Skagit Watershed Council Protection (and restoration) Strategy Update. | 2017 | https://www.skagitwatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/SWC-2017-Protection-Strategy-Update_Final.12.7.2017.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Major Watershed: Columbia (1) BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 15 | Columbia | Columbia Basin Trust | https://ourtrust.org/ | https://thebasin.ourtrust.org/resource/map/ | Y | N small portion only | N small portion only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Kettle River | Kettle River Watershed Authority | https://kettleriver.ca/about/ | Kettle River Watershed Management Plan | 2014 | https://kettleriver.ca/watershed-management-plan/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Kootenay Lake | Kootenay Lake Partnership | http://kootenaylakepartnership.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Lake Windermere | Lake Windermere Ambassadors | http://www.lakeambassadors.ca/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Major Watershed: Okanagan (1) BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 16 | Okanagan-Similkameen | Okanagan Basin Water Board | https://www.obwb.ca/overview/ | Y | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Major Watershed: Yukon (8) YK, BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 17 | Headwaters Yukon | Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council | https://www.yritwc.org/ | https://www.yritwc.org/yukon-river-watershed | Yukon River Watershed Plan | 2013 | https://www.yritwc.org/yr-watershed-plan | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Yukon Water Board | http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 18 | Pelly | Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council | https://www.yritwc.org/ | https://www.yritwc.org/yukon-river-watershed | Yukon River Watershed Plan | 2013 | https://www.yritwc.org/yr-watershed-plan | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Yukon Water Board | http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 19 | Upper Yukon | Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council | https://www.yritwc.org/ | https://www.yritwc.org/yukon-river-watershed | Yukon River Watershed Plan | 2013 | https://www.yritwc.org/yr-watershed-plan | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Yukon Water Board | http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 20 | Stewart | Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council | https://www.yritwc.org/ | https://www.yritwc.org/yukon-river-watershed | Yukon River Watershed Plan | 2013 | https://www.yritwc.org/yr-watershed-plan | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Yukon Water Board | http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 21 | Central Yukon | Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council | https://www.yritwc.org/ | https://www.yritwc.org/yukon-river-watershed | Yukon River Watershed Plan | 2013 | https://www.yritwc.org/yr-watershed-plan | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Yukon Water Board | http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 22 | Porcupine | Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council | https://www.yritwc.org/ | https://www.yritwc.org/yukon-river-watershed | Yukon River Watershed Plan | 2013 | https://www.yritwc.org/yr-watershed-plan | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Yukon Water Board | http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 23 | Tanana | Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council | https://www.yritwc.org/ | https://www.yritwc.org/yukon-river-watershed | Yukon River Watershed Plan | 2013 | https://www.yritwc.org/yr-watershed-plan | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
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59 | 24 | Copper | Yukon Water Board | http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca/ | https://www.yritwc.org/yukon-river-watershed | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | https://www.yritwc.org/yukon-river-watershed | Per map, Copper not included in Yukon River Watershed Plan | 2013 | https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/dcbdaf_51f388dfaaa843fa86272033214dd563.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Major Watershed: Peace - Athabasca (10) BC, AB, SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 25 | Upper Athabasca | Athabasca Watershed Council | https://awc-wpac.ca/ | http://awcatlas.athabascau.ca/ | X NO, but as of Sept 2018, an Integrated Watershed Management Plan is being developed (Terms of Reference) | No, but in progress | https://awc-wpac.ca/iwmp/ | Y | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 26 | Central Athabasca - Upper | Athabasca Watershed Council | https://awc-wpac.ca/ | http://awcatlas.athabascau.ca/ | X NO, but as of Sept 2018, an Integrated Watershed Management Plan is being developed (Terms of Reference) | No, but in progress | https://awc-wpac.ca/iwmp/ | Y | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Lesser Slave | Lesser Slave Watershed Council (portion) | https://www.lswc.ca/ | https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/lswc/pages/1053/attachments/original/1518546927/SlaveLake_subbasins.jpg?1518546927 | Lesser Slave Integrated Watershed Management Plan | 2018 | https://www.lswc.ca/iwmp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 27 | Central Athabasca - Lower | Athabasca Watershed Council | https://awc-wpac.ca/ | http://awcatlas.athabascau.ca/ | X NO, but as of Sept 2018, an Integrated Watershed Management Plan is being developed (Terms of Reference) | No, but in progress | https://awc-wpac.ca/iwmp/ | Y | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 28 | Lower Athabasca | Athabasca Watershed Council | https://awc-wpac.ca/ | http://awcatlas.athabascau.ca/ | X NO, but as of Sept 2018, an Integrated Watershed Management Plan is being developed (Terms of Reference) | No, but in progress | https://awc-wpac.ca/iwmp/ | Y | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 29 | Williston Lake | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 30 | Upper Peace (BC and Alberta) | Only Alberta portion covered | Only Alberta portion covered | N small portion only | N small portion only | N small portion only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Alberta portion | Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/ | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/about-1/the-watershed/ | Mighty Peace Integrated Watershed Management Plan (Peace and Slave Watersheds - includes Smoky) | 2018 | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/projects/integrated-watershed-management-plan/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | BC portion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 31 | Smoky | Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/ | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/about-1/the-watershed/ | Mighty Peace Integrated Watershed Management Plan (Peace and Slave Watersheds - includes Smoky) | 2018 | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/projects/integrated-watershed-management-plan/ | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 32 | Central Peace - Upper | Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/ | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/about-1/the-watershed/ | Mighty Peace Integrated Watershed Management Plan (Peace and Slave Watersheds - includes Smoky) | 2018 | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/projects/integrated-watershed-management-plan/ | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 33 | Central Peace - Lower | Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/ | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/about-1/the-watershed/ | Mighty Peace Integrated Watershed Management Plan (Peace and Slave Watersheds - includes Smoky) | 2018 | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/projects/integrated-watershed-management-plan/ | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 34 | Lower Peace | Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/ | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/about-1/the-watershed/ | Mighty Peace Integrated Watershed Management Plan (Peace and Slave Watersheds - includes Smoky) | 2018 | https://www.mightypeacewatershedalliance.org/projects/integrated-watershed-management-plan/ | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Major Watershed: Lower Mackenzie (22) NWT, YK, BC, AB, SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Note: Northern Water Boards are arm's length watershed entities responsible for managing and regulating land and water use. They are larger than subwatersheds, based on political boundaries, but serve as watershed entities in the north. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 35 | Fond-du-Lac | Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://mvlwb.com/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 36 | Lake Athabasca - Shores (SK, and small portion in AB) | Portion covered by Alberta WPAC. Saskatchewan portion not covered. | N small portion only | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Athabasca Watershed Council | https://awc-wpac.ca/ | http://awcatlas.athabascau.ca/ | X NO, but as of Sept 2018, an Integrated Watershed Management Plan is being developed (Terms of Reference) | No, but in progress | https://awc-wpac.ca/iwmp/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 37 | Slave | Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://mvlwb.com/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 38 | Hay | Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://mvlwb.com/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 39 | Southern Great Slave Lake | Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://mvlwb.com/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 40 | Great Slave Lake - East Arm South Shore | Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://mvlwb.com/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 41 | Lockhart | Covered by two NWT water boards | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://wlwb.ca/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://mvlwb.com/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 42 | Northeastern Great Slave Lake | Covered by two NWT water boards | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://wlwb.ca/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://mvlwb.com/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 43 | Marian | Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://wlwb.ca/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 44 | Western Great Slave Lake | Covered by two NWT water boards | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://wlwb.ca/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://mvlwb.com/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 45 | Upper Liard (YK and BC) | Covered by Yukon Water Board for portion | Portion only | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Yukon Water Board (portion) | http://www.yukonwaterboard.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | X - Not covered in northern BC portion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 46 | Central Liard | X - Not covered in northwest corner of Alberta, nor in northwest corner of BC. Small portions in NWT and YK. | N | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 47 | Fort Nelson (BC, small portion in AB) | X - Not covered in northern BC | N | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | X - Small sliver in northern Alberta, not covered | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 48 | Central Liard - Petitot | Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (covers multiple subwatersheds) | https://mvlwb.com/ | http://www.mvlwb.ca/Registry.aspx | Y | N | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||