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Quebec
General Information
Water covers about 10% of the surface area of Quebec. The province has 3% of the world's renewable freshwater and 40% of this is located in the St. Lawrence River watershed.
The ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs is responsible for Quebec's water resources through two agencies:
- the Centre d'expertise hydrique du Québec (CEHQ) agency is responsible for regulating the water regime. It operates water level and flow measurement stations on the main waterways and is responsible for the operation and management of 780 public dams.
- the Centre d'expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec is responsible for the environmental protection and conservation of the province's resources.
Water Level and Flow Information
Water level and flow rate data is available from the CEHQ Water Level and Flow Rates webpage.
Flood Awareness
Information on Quebec's flood risk areas is provided on the Rapports techniques et cartographie des zones inondables en eau libre webpage of the CEHQ.
Drainage Boundaries
Information and maps of the 13 main watershed regions of Quebec are available on the ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs Les régions hydrographiques webpage and some of Quesbec's 430 river basins on the Liste des bassins versants webpage.
Surface Water Quality
Water quality information for about 50 of the rivers in southern Quebec are available from the ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs Liste des bassins versants webpage.
Additional information is available on the Rivières et lacs webpage, and information on recreational water quality is available on the La qualité de l'eau et les usages récréatifs webpage.
Runoff Forecasts
Runoff forcast information is available from the CEHQ Prévisions hydrologiques et hydrauliques webpage.
