This dataset is a GIS representation of the locations of known water wells in Saskatchewan. As per the Water Security Agency Act, anyone drilling a water well in Saskatchewan is required to submit the details of the drilling to the Water Security Agency. These submissions are maintained in a database called the "Water Well Driller's Reports" database. This GIS dataset is created from the WWDR database. Note that most of the point features are located at the centroid of the quarter section which they fall within; the actual location in the real world could be anywhere in that quarter section. Note that the data has not been field-verified by the Water Security Agency or otherwise. The Water Security Agency is not responsible for the accuracy of the information, including the location of the wells. Use of, and reliance upon, the data is at the user’s own risk. The dataset does not contain all of the wells in the Province, only those that have been reported by drillers.

The water level data comes from the groundwater monitoring network of Saskatchewan (Canadian province). Each well in the observation network is equipped with a hydrostatic pressure transducer and a temperature sensor connected to a data logger. A second pressure transducer located above the water surface allows for adjusting the water level according to atmospheric pressure variations. The time series refers to the level below which the soil is saturated with water at the site and at the time indicated. The water level is expressed in meters above sea level (MASL). The dataset consists of a general description of the observation site including; the identifier, the name, the location, the elevation and a series of numerical values designating the water levels at a defined date and time of measurement.

This layer comprises all the available water wells in GIN (Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador). This layer is a combination of all individual provincial and territorial layers. The original databases are dynamically converted by an automatic process managed by Natural Resources Canada (Groundwater Information Network).

This layer comprises all the available water wells in GIN (Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador) and published through the open data platforms. This layer is a combination of all individual provincial and territorial layers. The original databases are dynamically converted by an automatic process managed by Natural Resources Canada (Groundwater Information Network).

This layer comprises all the available water wells in GIN (Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador) and published through the open data platforms. This layer is a combination of all individual provincial and territorial layers. The original databases are dynamically converted by an automatic process managed by Natural Resources Canada (Groundwater Information Network).

The St. Denis National Wildlife Area (SDNWA) is a collection of wetland ponds within the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) in Saskatchewan, Canada. Water quality and soil sediment data have been collected from numerous wetland ponds for decades, with the data provided here ranging from 2006-2023. Much of this data has been collected from the University of Regina through two labs – Dr. Britt Hall’s – as well as the University of Saskatchewan from Dr. Helen Baulch’s lab. Many of their students have been involved in the collection of this data and are exploring this data for their own research projects. Further inquiries on the data can be referred to: Britt Hall: britt.hall@uregina.ca or Jeff Harder: jeffrey.harder@ec.gc.ca

La province de l'Alberta surveille la qualité de l'eau de surface dans les cours d'eau et les rivières de la province pour le compte des Albertains. La surveillance de la qualité de l'eau des rivières comprend des programmes de surveillance de base à long terme, ainsi que des études ciblées à court terme avec des questions scientifiques définies. Le Long Term River Network (LTRN) est un programme provincial de surveillance de base bien établi pour les principaux cours d'eau de l'Alberta, dont plusieurs traversent des frontières interprovinciales et internationales. De plus amples informations sont disponibles dans « Un plan provincial quinquennal de surveillance, d'évaluation et de production de rapports sur la qualité de l'eau pour les systèmes lotiques », disponible ici : https://open.alberta.ca/publications/9781460141366.

The plan will provide guidance to decision makers and act as a foundation for future watershed management planning of sub-basins in the South Saskatchewan River Basin by watershed planning and advisory councils, as well as stewardship groups. The plan recommends a balance that is broadly acceptable to the public between water consumption and environmental protection, in light of economic and social objectives and ecological requirements.

The map shows the location of the six hydrogeological regions in Canada and the location of observation wells. The terrain composition is also shown on the map, which includes crystalline rocks, mixed crystalline rocks, folded sedimentary rocks and flat lying sedimentary rocks. The southern limit of continuous permafrost zone and the limit of the discontinuous permafrost zone appear on the map. Canada has been divided into six hydrogeological regions on the basis of similarities of geology, climate, and topography. These six hydrogeological regions are (1) the Appalachians, covering the area of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and the Gaspé and Eastern Townships of Quebec; (2) the St. Lawrence Lowlands, covering Anticosti Island, the extreme southern area of Quebec, and the southern part of Ontario; (3) the Canadian Shield, lying north of the St. Lawrence Lowlands and extending northward to a line joining the north end of Lake Winnipeg to Anticosti Island; (4) the Interior Plains, lying approximately south of the southern limit of discontinuous permafrost and consisting largely of the southern prairie regions of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta; (5) the Cordilleran Region, the mountainous part of western Canada within British Columbia; and (6) the Northern Region, approximately covering the area north of the southern limit of discontinuous permafrost. To monitor the groundwater flow systems and fluctuations in these hydrogeological regions a series of groundwater observation wells and piezometers have been established in various parts of Canada, as is shown on the map. The groundwater observation well map indicates the extent of provincial observation well and piezometer networks in Canada. Because of scale limitations, the symbols on the map may indicate more than one well. These wells and piezometers have been established in the southern part of Canada to monitor groundwater fluctuations and may also be used to monitor groundwater quality. Since this region of Canada has the largest population density, groundwater is of more immediate interest here. In the areas of discontinuous and continuous permafrost little has been done at present to monitor groundwater conditions, although this is changing as mineral exploration looks north for new reserves.