Lakes, Rivers and Glaciers in Canada - CanVec Series - Hydrographic Features
The hydrographic features of the CanVec series include watercourses, water linear flow segments, hydrographic obstacles (falls, rapids, etc.), waterbodies (lakes, watercourses, etc.), permanent snow and ice features, water wells and springs. The Hydrographic features theme provides quality vector geospatial data (current, accurate, and consistent) of Canadian hydrographic phenomena. It aims to offer a geometric description and a set of basic attributes on hydrographic features that comply with international geomatics standards, seamlessly across Canada. The CanVec multiscale series is available as prepackaged downloadable files and by user-defined extent via a Geospatial data extraction tool. Related Products (Open Maps Links): Topographic Data of Canada - CanVec Series
- Publisher
- Natural Resources Canada
- Resources
- 8
- Catalogue metadata updated
- 2025-12-22
Data overview
- Formats
- FGDB/GDB, HTML, KMZ, SHP, WMS
- File languages
- English, French
Official sources and licences
Resources
- CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool (English, HTML) HTML
- CanVec customized files (selectable product, extent, format) - Geospatial Data Extraction Tool (French, HTML) HTML
- Drop-down navigation menu to CanVec Series documentation and online data catalogues (English, French, HTML) HTML
- Hydro Features (Group layer) (French, WMS) WMS
- Hydro Features (Group layer) (English, WMS) WMS
- Index of available files (drag and drop the kmz file in Google Earth to localize your region of interest) (English, French) KMZ
- Prepackaged FGDB files (download directory) (English, French, FGDB/GDB) FGDB/GDB
- Prepackaged Shapefiles (download directory) (English, French, SHP) SHP