Water Security: Water Data & Statistics
This guide supports Water Security Research at the University of Saskatchewan, including the Global Institute for Water Security
Water Security: Data and Statistics
This page lists some common places to find water data and statistics. For a more thorough list, be sure to visit the Data and Statistics Guide.
Water Data and Statistics
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ODESI (Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure)A data exploration, extraction, and analysis tool that uses the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) social science data standard. ODESI provides the ability to search for survey questions (variables) across hundreds of datasets, and supports basic tabulation and analysis online.
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Statistics Canada
The Statistics Canada website is the central access point for data and statistics at the federal level. Using the StatCan website you can: Find and access data in a variety of formats; explore the Census and Census Profiles, find data and statistics by region or area, and find data by survey or statistical program.
Note: Data tables available on the StatCan website were formerly known as CANSIM tables. View concordance between CANSIM table nubmers and new Product IDs here.
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Environment Canada: Climate DataAccess historical weather, climate data, and related information for numerous locations across Canada.
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Environment Canada: Water SurveyThe Water Survey of Canada is the national agency responsible for the collection, interpretation and dissemination of standardized water resource data and information in Canada.
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USGS: Water Use in the United StatesThe U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Use Science Project
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Surf Your WatershedLook for How’s My Waterway?, Version 2 coming in Fall 2018.