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Hydrology         

Hydrology is the study of water; its properties, distribution and circulation, on and below the earth's surface, and in the atmosphere.  The Hydrology Section within the Water Resources Branch monitors water quantity throughout Yukon.

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Hydrometric Network

Active Stations: 64

(including sites monitored by Environment Canada)

Data collected:

• streamflow
• water level
• stream discharge

Visit Yukonwater.ca for information on monitoring network station locations.

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Snow Survey Network

Active Stations: 54

Data Collected:

• snow depth
• snow water equivalent

For snow survey data, visit Snow Survey page and visit Yukonwater.ca for information on monitoring network station locations.

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Meteorological Network

Active Stations: 8

Data Collected:

• humidity
• precipitation
• snowpack
• temperature
• wind

Visit Yukonwater.ca for information on monitoring network station locations.

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Groundwater Network

Long-term Groundwater Monitoring Program

Active Stations: 7

Data Collected: depth to groundwater

Visit Yukonwater.ca for information on monitoring network station locations.

Yukon Water Well Registry

The registry was established in 2005 as a publicly accessible groundwater database containing construction details and groundwater level information from water wells around Yukon. Some information is provided voluntarily, and some comes through the Rural Domestic Well Water Program, which requires reporting about well drilling through a Water Well Drillers Form.

For more information on wells in Yukon, data can be found on the Groundwater Information Network (GIN) website.  On this website, information such as well location (coordinates), elevation, depth, water level, water use and hydraulic connectivity can be found. 

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Wolf Creek Research Basin

Wolf Creek Research basin, near Whitehorse, has been the site of multidisciplinary research since 1992. Research completed in the basin has improved the understanding of cold region hydrology.

Recently, Water Resources Branch secured AANDC funding to conduct further research. The objectives of this research are:

1) To complete a sensitivity assessment of hydrological response to climate warming and associated permafrost thawing using the Cold Regions Hydrological Model (CRHM).

2) To apply the CRHM to other Yukon regions and communities for the purpose of informing adaptation strategies.

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Working with Other Jurisdictions

Hydrology staff represent the territory on several inter-jurisdictional working groups and national and international bodies to exchange information and knowledge on water management issues, hydrometeorology and climate change. These include:

• Water Survey of Canada Hydrometric Program
• Mackenzie River Basin Board
• Northern Forum
• International Hydrological Program Working Group on Northern Research Basins
• Yukon Disaster Committee
• Federal-Provincial Groundwater Committee

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Resources

• YukonWater website
• Yukon Snow Survey & Water Supply Forecasts
• 1975-2004 Report Hydrometric Resources 3.6 MB
• Summary of Yukon Water Wells 260 KB
• Groundwater Information Network's Analysis of Water Wells of Canada (link to access Yukon water well information)
• Water Well Drillers Form 496 KB

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Contact Water Resources Environment Yukon Government of Yukon Box 2703 (V-310) Whitehorse, Yukon Canada Y1A 2C6 Phone: 867-667-3171 Toll free (in Yukon): 1-800-661-0408 local 3171 Fax: 867-667-3195 Email: water.resources@gov.yk.ca

 

 

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