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This page contains links to websites which may be of interest to you. These links do not constitute an endorsement of any information, products or services on these other sites. We hope your visit to our site was enjoyable.- Climate(see
also Weather)
- Canadian
Institute for
Climate Studies (1993-2006)
- Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)
- Federal Government
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada: Drought Watch
- Canadian
Polar
Commission
- Environment Canada
- Consortium
on Regional
Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change (OURANOS)
- Pacific
Climate Impacts
Consortium
- The Mackenzie Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment Study
- International Information
- Canadian
Institute for
Climate Studies (1993-2006)
- Climate Change
- Federal Government
- Environment Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- Provincial/Territorial Governments
- Yukon: Climate change publications
- Saskatchewan:
- Climate Change Saskatchewan website
- SaskAdapt website
- Manitoba: Climate Change Connection website
- Ontario: Climate Change
- Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC) website
- International Links
- Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change
- The Royal Academy of Engineering (Britain)
- Constructed
Wetlands
- Conference and Journal Papers:
- Constructed
Wetlands for the Treatment of
Agricultural Wastewater in Atlantic Canada (PDF)- Nova Scotia
Federation of Agriculture
- Ohio State University Factsheet
- Provincial Governments
- Alberta: Guidelines for Natural and Constructed Wetlands (PDF)
- Ontario: Constructed Wetlands Guidance Manual for Rural Applications (PDF)
- USDA National Engineering Handbook: Constructed Wetlands (PDF)
- Constructed Wetlands Information on our Website
- Dams
- Canadian Dam Association
- Provincial Governments
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Dams in British Columbia webpage- dam safety, maps, operation & maintenance, legislation
- Ontario
- Dam Information on our Website
- Drainage
- American Society of Agricultural Engineers
- Design of Subsurface Drains in Humid Areas
- Design
and Construction of Subsurface Drains in Humid Areas
- Provincial Governments
- British Columbia
- Drainage Management Guide
- Farm Drainage Pumps
- Iron Ochre Problems in Agricultural Drainage
- Constructed
Ditch Maintenance
- Ontario
- Drainage Guide for Ontario
- Agricultural Drainage Publications
- Drainage webpage- OMAFRA
- USA Information
- Red River Basin Decision Information Network
- The Drainage Outlet- University of Minnesota website
- USDA- NRCS
- Drainage webpage
- Water Management webpage (tile drainage)
- Drainage information on our Website
- Drought and
Water Supply Conditions
- Federal Government
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada: Drought Watch
- Provincial Governments
- British Columbia:
- Ontario:
- New Brunswick:
- Drought Research Initiative (DRI) website
- Red River Basin Decision Information Network
- US National Drought Mitigation Center:
- Drought Information on our Website
- Federal Government
- Dugout
- Atlantic Canada
- Provincial Goverments
- Alberta: Seepage Control in Dugouts
- Dugout Information on our Website
- Education
- Earthguide - animations on a variety of scientific subjects
- Educating Young People about Water- University of Wisconsin
- Environment Canada
- H2Oh!
- Project Blue
- Teach Great Lakes- resources about the Great Lakes
- The Water Cycle in 60 languages- USGS
- University of Guelph
- Water Science for Schools - USGS
- Windows to the Universe - National Earth Science Teachers Association
- Flood
Management
- Provincial Governments
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Red River Basin Decision Information Network (North Dakota)
- Groundwater
and Wells
- Council of Canadian Academics
- Federal Government:
- Environment Canada
- Health Canada
- Library of Parliament
- Natural Resources Canada
- Glossary:
- Hydrogeological Glossary - Watershed Dynamics Website Brown University
- Groundwater Associations:
- Provincial Associations
- Provincial Governments:
- Alberta:
- Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
- Alberta Environment and Water
- Alberta Regional Groundwater Assessments - Alberta Geological Survey
- Alberta Regional Groundwater Assessments - Hydrogeological Consultants Ltd.
- Query Groundwater Potential by Location - The Groundwater Centre
- British Columbia:
- Ministry of Environment
- Groundwater - main webpage with links to various topics e.g. legislation, drilling, resource and reference materials
- Groundwater Brochures, Fact Sheets & Forms - (regulations, well protection, water quality, flood preparation and well disinfection, drillers forms)
- Manitoba:
- Newfoundland & Labrador:
- Ministry of Environment and Conservation: Groundwater
- Nova Scotia Groundwater:
- Ministry of Environment: Groundwater
- Ontario:
- Ministry of Agriculture Food & Rural Affairs
- Ministry of Environment
- Directory of Licensed Well Contractors (search application)
- Wells
- Water Supply Wells - Requirements and Best Management Practices (manual)
- Well publications
- Drinking Water Ontario
- Well Aware website - protection of groundwater supplies
- Well Water Safety - Regional Municipality of Durham
- Quebec:
- Saskatchewan:
- Ground Water- Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
- Yukon:
- Alberta:
- USA Information
- Investigating Groundwater (Flash animation)- Earthguide website
- The Groundwater Foundation Website
- USGS Groundwater Information Pages
- Water Cycle - USGS
- Private Water Systems Handbook- Midwest Plan Service
- Walter and Gordon Foundation
- Hydraulic
Engineering
- Pipeline-related links
- Engineer Manuals- US Corps of Engineers
- Hydraulics Engineering- US Federal Highway Administration
- USDA-NRCS
- Hydrology
- The Water Cycle in 60 languages - USGS
- Water Balance Model - hydrology modeling tool
- USDA-NRCS
- Irrigation
- Provincial Websites
- Alberta:
- Irrigation Water Allocation Calculator- Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
- British Columbia:
- Irrigation Toolbox website (collection of USDA irrigation materials)
- USA Information
- Irrigation Information on our Website
- Provincial Websites
- Lakes
- Great Lakes (Ontario)
- Council of
Great Lakes
Governors
- Environment Canada Great Lakes webpage
- Great Lakes
Commission
- Great Lakes Information Network
- Lake Champlain (Quebec)
- Lake Manitoba (Manitoba)
- Lake Simcoe (Ontario)
- Lake Simcoe Protection- Ontario Ministry of Environment
- Lake
Simcoe Region
Conservation Authority
- Lake Winnipeg (Manitoba)
- Environment Canada publications
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- Lake
Winnipeg- Manitoba Water Stewardship webpage
- Lake Winnipeg Foundation
- Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board (ceased activity in Jan 2010)
- Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium Inc.
- Livestock
Watering
- Guide to Range Livestock Watering - Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
- Provincial Government
- Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
- Livestock Watering Information on our Website
- Navigation
- Federal Government
- Environment Canada
- Canadian Ice Service - ice conditions in navigable waters
- Pipeline
- Darcy Weisbach Pipeline Pressure Loss Calculator- The Engineering Toolbox
- EPANET-hydraulic and water quality pipeline software, US EPA
- Provincial Governments
- Pasture Pipeline Design- Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
- Pipeline Repair Checklist (DOC)- AWWA
- Pipeline Information on our Website
- References
- Engineering Reference Materials
- Engineer Manuals- US Corp of Engineers
- Hydraulics Engineering- US Department of Transport
- National
Engineering Manual- USDA-NRCS
- The Water Library- AWWA
- Federal Government
- Environment Canada Publications
- Glossary/Dictionary
- Glossary
of
Alberta water & watershed terms- Alberta Environment
- Hydrogeological Glossary - Watershed Dynamics Website Brown University
- WQA Glossary of Terms - Water Quality Association
- Water Science Glossary of Terms - USGS
- Water Words Dictionary - Nevada Division of Water Resources
- Glossary
of
Alberta water & watershed terms- Alberta Environment
- General Reference Materials
- Search Engine for Non-Governmental Organizations
- Termium
Plus - Government of Canada's Terminology and Data Bank
- Search Engines
- Alberta
Water Data Module- Alberta WaterPortal website
- Tools
- Drip Calculator- measure and estimate water wasted due to leaks- AWWA
- DRAINMOD-
hydrology simulation of wetland drainage and water management
practices- North Carolina State University
- Evaporation
Calculator (pool and lake)- GROW website (for evaporation data see our Hydrology
section)
- Irrigation
Calculators- Irrigation Industry Association of British Columbia
Various calculators for scheduling and designing irrigation systems and accessing climate information. - Provincial Governments
- Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
- Rural
Water Quality Information Tool
This tool assesses the quality and suitability of raw water sources for privately owned and operated water supplies. - Various Area/Land/Volume calculators (tanks and dugouts)
- Tank Volume Calculators
- Storage
Tank Calculators (various types)- Tank Connection website
- Storage Tank Modeling (complex modeling)- archnoid.com website
- Vertical Storage Tank Calculator (XLS)- AWWA
- Hydraulics, Hydrology, Erosion Control, Earthwork,
Wells, Pipeline
- Nebraska Department of Roads
- US
Army Corp of Engineers Hydraulic Engineering Center
- USDA-NRCS
Hydrology & Hydraulics Tools and Models
- AGNPS- AGricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Model, 2009
- HecRas- water surface profiles, 2003
- Cross-Section Analyzer- hydraulic parameters for uniform flow
- SITES- rainfall-runoff for dam and spillway analysis and design, 2005
- WinDAM- estimating erosion of earthen embankments & auxiliary spillways of dams
- TR-19- reservoir storage requirements analysis, 1967
- WinTR-20- single event watershed scale runoff & routing model, March 2009
- NRCS Geo-Hydro- ArcView GIS interface to Win TR-20, March 2009
- WinTR-55- watershed hydrology, 2009
- frequency
curves- frequency curve determination
- EFH2- peak discharge determination, 2003
- USDA- Indiana NRCS- Engineering Design Spreadsheets
(hydraulics, erosion control, earthwork, well construction, pipeline)
- US Department of Transport Hydraulics Engineering Software
- US Forestry Service FishXing
culvert design software
- USGS Water
Resources Applications Software
- Water Use Calculators- calculate the freshwater that
you use
- Your
Water Footprint- Water Footprint website
Calculators for determining the total fresh water used to produce the goods and services you consume. - One Minute Water Calculator- Zerofootprint website
- Water
Use Calculator- Environment Canada
- Tools on our Website
- Water Boards
and Organizations
- Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers
- Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
- Canadian Dam
Association
- Canadian Water Network
- Canadian Water Resources Association
- Federal Government
- Environment Canada
- International Joint Commission
- Lake of the Woods Control Board
- Provincial Associations
- British Columbia
- Provincial Governments
- Manitoba Water Stewardship
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Inter-jurisdictional
Waterways- boards, treaties, agreements
- Prairie Provinces Water Board
- Protection
of the Arctic Marine
Environment Working Group (PAME)
- Water
Conservation and Sustainability
- Federal Goverment
- Environment Canada
- Water conservation - how to use less water
- Water efficiency publications
- Water use publications
- Wise Water Use
- Natural Resources Canada
- How to conserve water and use it effectively- US EPA
- Water Saver Home website- saving water around your home
- Water Sustainability Project - POLIS project on ecological governance
- WaterWiser - AWWA resources
- Your Water Footprint- calculate the total freshwater you use
- Water Conservation Information on our Website
- Water
Issues, Policy and Governance
- Canadian
Water Resources
Association
- Federal Government
- Environment Canada
- Federal policy and legislation
- International- treaties, agreements & issues
- Linking Water Science to Policy Reports
- Provincial/Territorial policy and legislation
- Government shared management responsibilities and partnerships
- Water Governance & Legislation publications
- Water
and Canada: Preserving a Legacy for People and the Environment
- Library of Parliament
- Governance for Source Water Protection in Canada website
- Living Water Policy Project- library of Canadian water policy information
- National Council of Women of Canada website
- Provincial Governments
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Primer On Water Issues on the Prairies
- Manitoba Edition (PDF) - Climate Change Connection
- Saskatchewan Edition (PDF) - Climate Change Saskatchewan
- Program on Water Governance website
- Program
on Water Issues
website
- Resource library for the Environment and the Law- website
- Walter and Gordon Foundation
- Water
Policy and
Governance Group website
- Water Sustainability Project - Polis project on ecological governance
- Canadian
Water Resources
Association
- Water
Management
- Federal Government
- Environment Canada
- Integrated Watershed Management webpage
- Water Management webpage
- Provincial Governments
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- USDA- NRCS
- See also "Drainage" Links
- Water Quality
and Protection
- Federal Government
- Agriculture and Agrifood Canada:
- Farm Surface Water Quality Management- Flash animation
- Environment Canada
- Health Canada
- Conservation Ontario: Protect Water
- Governance for Source Water Protection in Canada
- Provincial Governments
- Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
- Manitoba Government
- Prairie
Water News
- Safe
Drinking
Water Foundation website
- USDA-NRCS
- Water Quality Protection Information on our Website
- Watersheds/Water
Portals
- Alberta
- Ontario
- Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan H2O- Saskatchewan Government information and services
- Canada
- RésEau-
access to multi jurisdictional data, interpreted information, tools and
services
- Water
and Environmental Hub- water and environmental data
collection and distribution
- Water Use and Facts
- Alberta
WaterPortal
website- Alberta, Canada & global Water
Facts and Information (see top tab)
- An
Estimation of Canadian Agricultural Water Use- Canadian Water
Resources Journal, 2007
- Federal Government
- Environment Canada
- Freshwater
facts for Canada and the world webpage
- Quickfacts
- Water Use webpage
- Water use publications
- Natural Resources Canada
- Atlas of Canada Freshwater
webpage
- Water Use by the Natural Resources Sectors-Facts, 2009
- Statistics Canada
- By the numbers- water facts, CBC News web page
- Water
Footprint Network website- relation between consumption and
water use
- Weather
- AccuWeather
- Farmzone
- Federal Government
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada: Drought Watch
- Environment Canada
- Provincial Websites
- British Columbia: farmwest.com
- Alberta: AgroClimatic Information Service (ACIS)
- Saskatchewan: Climate Conditions
- Manitoba: Ag Weather Program and Precipitation Maps
- Ontario: Weather Innovations Inc.
- New Brunswick: Potato Crop, Weather, and Pest Information
- PEI: Weather
- Weatherfarm-
Canadian Wheat Board
