"National water quality in Canadian rivers by land-use category, 2022 to 2024 period ",,,,,,,,,,
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Land-use Category,Excellent (number of sites),Excellent (percentage of sites),Good (number of sites),Good (percentage of sites),Fair (number of sites),Fair (percentage of sites),Marginal (number of sites),Marginal (percentage of sites),Poor (number of sites),Poor (percentage of sites)
Agriculture,2,1,10,6,13,8,6,4,0,0
Forestry,1,1,8,5,7,4,0,0,0,0
Mining,0,0,3,2,2,2,3,2,0,0
Populated,0,0,0,0,1,1,3,2,0,0
Mixed pressures,6,3,18,11,27,17,17,11,6,4
Undeveloped,1,1,17,11,5,3,1,1,0,0
Total,10,6,56,35,55,35,30,20,6,4
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"Note: Water quality was evaluated at 157 sites across southern Canada using the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment's water quality index (https://ccme.ca/en/resources/water-aquatic-life). For more information on water quality categories, land use classification and monitoring sites selection, consult the Data sources and methods section (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/water-quality-canadian-rivers.html#DSM).",,,,,,,,,,
"Source: Data assembled by Environment and Climate Change Canada from federal, provincial and joint water quality monitoring programs. Population, forestry, mining and land cover statistics for each site's drainage area were provided by Statistics Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Government of Alberta and the University of Maryland.",,,,,,,,,,
Available on the Environmental indicators website (www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators).,,,,,,,,,,
