"Water quantity at monitoring stations, Canada, 2009 to 2023",,,,
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Year,Total number of stations,High (Percentage of stations),Normal (Percentage of stations),Low (Percentage of stations)
2009,1112,16,65,18
2010,1117,11,61,27
2011,1110,40,57,3
2012,1120,14,63,23
2013,1118,24,69,7
2014,1128,27,68,5
2015,1120,7,71,22
2016,1110,9,83,8
2017,1095,23,73,4
2018,1091,14,76,10
2019,1076,17,65,18
2020,1056,31,62,7
2021,1048,12,60,28
2022,1024,17,71,11
2023,970,10,61,30
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"Note: Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding. The water quantity classification for a station is based on a comparison of the annual water quantity in a given year with the typical annual water quantity at that station between 1991 and 2020. For more information, please see the Data sources and methods (www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/water-quantity-canadian-rivers.html#DSM) section.",,,,
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (2025) National Water Data Archive (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/water-overview/quantity/monitoring/survey/data-products-services/national-archive-hydat.html) (HYDAT).,,,,
Available on the Environmental indicators website (www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators).,,,,
