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16-201-XWE
Human Activity and the Environment: Annual Statistics
2006

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Table 2.2
Major drainage and sub-drainage area1 names and areas


                                                        Drainage area code Area
           code                      square kilometres
                                             
Maritime Provinces                      01                      
Saint John and Southern Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick                      01A                      41,987
Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northern Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick                      01B                      60,653
Prince Edward Island                      01C                      5,943
Bay of Fundy and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia                      01D                      21,499
Southeastern Atlantic Ocean, Nova Scotia                      01E                      23,222
Cape Breton Island                      01F                      10,685
Maritime Provinces total                      …                       163,990
St. Lawrence                      02                      
Northwestern Lake Superior                      02A                      51,541
Northeastern Lake Superior                      02B                      61,283
Northern Lake Huron                      02C                      45,421
Wanapitei and French, Ontario                      02D                      19,669
Eastern Georgian Bay                      02E                      28,778
Eastern Lake Huron                      02F                      33,728
Northern Lake Erie                      02G                      35,302
Lake Ontario and Niagara Peninsula                      02H                      39,336
Upper Ottawa                      02J                      50,670
Central Ottawa                      02K                      40,753
Lower Ottawa                      02L                      54,719
Upper St. Lawrence                      02M                      6,139
Saint-Maurice                      02N                      42,251
Central St. Lawrence                      02O                      35,600
Lower St. Lawrence                      02P                      37,780
Northern Gaspé Peninsula                      02Q                      13,383
Saguenay                      02R                      88,072
Betsiamites, coast                      02S                      27,473
Manicouagan and aux Outardes                      02T                      65,221
Moisie and St. Lawrence Estuary                      02U                      39,589
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Romaine                      02V                      36,416
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Natashquan                      02W                      53,841
Petit Mécatina and Strait of Belle Isle                      02X                      50,320
Northern Newfoundland                      02Y                      66,153
Southern Newfoundland                      02Z                      44,441
St. Lawrence total                      …                       1,067,879
Northern Quebec and Labrador                      03                      
Nottaway, coast                      03A                      67,938
Broadback and Rupert                      03B                      77,195
Eastmain                      03C                      45,930
La Grande, coast                      03D                      112,203
Grande rivière de la Baleine, coast                      03E                      62,753
Eastern Hudson Bay                      03F                      46,383
Northeastern Hudson Bay                      03G                      100,054
Western Ungava Bay                      03H                      78,208
Aux Feuilles, coast                      03J                      63,722
Koksoak                      03K                      45,542
Caniapiscau                      03L                      90,094
Eastern Ungava Bay                      03M                      106,790
Northern Labrador                      03N                      92,911
Churchill Newfoundland and Labrador                      03O                      95,003
Central Labrador                      03P                      35,678
Southern Labrador                      03Q                      37,889
Northern Quebec and Labrador total                      …                       1,158,292
Southwestern Hudson Bay                      04                      
Hayes, Manitoba                      04A                      109,482
Southwestern Hudson Bay                      04B                      28,384
Severn                      04C                      99,533
Winisk, coast                      04D                      79,224
Ekwan, coast                      04E                      50,484
Attawapiskat, coast                      04F                      57,243
Upper Albany                      04G                      64,914
Lower Albany, coast                      04H                      42,345
Kenogami                      04J                      52,370
Moose, Ontario                      04K                      17,949
Missinaibi and Mattagami                      04L                      60,593
Abitibi                      04M                      29,291
Harricanaw, coast                      04N                      43,509
Southwestern Hudson Bay total                      …                       735,320
Nelson River                      05                      
Upper South Saskatchewan                      05A                      46,410
Bow                      05B                      25,628
Red Deer                      05C                      50,315
Upper North Saskatchewan                      05D                      27,983
Central North Saskatchewan                      05E                      42,275
Battle                      05F                      30,241
Lower North Saskatchewan                      05G                      49,652
Lower South Saskatchewan                      05H                      55,268
Qu'Appelle                      05J                      74,589
Saskatchewan                      05K                      81,194
Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba                      05L                      82,719
Assiniboine                      05M                      51,259
Souris                      05N                      39,591
Red                      05O                      25,266
Winnipeg                      05P                      55,104
English                      05Q                      52,550
Eastern Lake Winnipeg                      05R                      63,642
Western Lake Winnipeg                      05S                      41,819
Grass and Burntwood                      05T                      42,390
Nelson                      05U                      49,119
Nelson River total                      …                       987,015
Western and Northern Hudson Bay                      06                      
Beaver, Alberta and Saskatchewan                      06A                      49,940
Upper Churchill, Manitoba                      06B                      44,288
Central Churchill, upper, Manitoba                      06C                      45,892
Reindeer                      06D                      67,357
Central Churchill, lower, Manitoba                      06E                      51,295
Lower Churchill, Manitoba                      06F                      54,799
Seal, coast                      06G                      75,970
Western Hudson Bay, Southern                      06H                      73,301
Thelon                      06J                      85,479
Dubawnt                      06K                      68,952
Kazan                      06L                      70,690
Chesterfield Inlet                      06M                      67,783
Western Hudson Bay, central                      06N                      63,743
Western Hudson Bay, northern                      06O                      54,523
Hudson Bay, Southampton Island                      06P                      48,764
Foxe Basin, Southampton Island                      06Q                      13,285
Foxe Basin, Melville Peninsula                      06R                      59,727
Foxe Basin, Baffin Island                      06S                      211,083
Hudson Strait, Baffin and Southampton Islands                      06T                      46,342
Western and Northern Hudson Bay total                      …                       1,253,213
Great Slave Lake                     07                      
Upper Athabasca                      07A                      34,856
Central Athabasca, upper                      07B                      40,496
Central Athabasca, lower                      07C                      57,030
Lower Athabasca                      07D                      29,942
Williston Lake                      07E                      72,362
Upper Peace                      07F                      67,824
Smoky                      07G                      51,508
Central Peace, upper                      07H                      35,412
Central Peace, lower                      07J                      59,401
Lower Peace                      07K                      36,510
Fond-du-Lac                      07L                      70,913
Lake Athabasca, shores                      07M                      39,560
Slave                      07N                      19,009
Hay                      07O                      51,405
Southern Great Slave Lake                      07P                      38,067
Great Slave Lake, east arm, south shore                      07Q                      103,895
Lockhart                      07R                      27,124
Northeastern Great Slave Lake                      07S                      74,222
Marian                      07T                      24,262
Western Great Slave Lake                      07U                      41,056
Great Slave Lake total                      …                       974,853
Pacific                      08                      
Alsek                      08A                      31,192
Northern coastal waters, British Columbia                      08B                      22,767
Stikine, coast                      08C                      49,997
Nass, coast                      08D                      29,036
Skeena, coast                      08E                      55,751
Central coastal waters, British Columbia                      08F                      54,658
Southern coastal waters, British Columbia                      08G                      41,986
Vancouver Island                      08H                      34,882
Nechako                      08J                      47,332
Upper Fraser                      08K                      67,088
Thompson                      08L                      55,777
Lower Fraser                      08M                      61,880
Columbia                      08N                      102,925
Queen Charlotte Islands                      08O                      10,049
Skagit                      08P                      1,027
Pacific total                      …                       666,349
Yukon River                      09                      
Headwaters Yukon                      09A                      94,018
Pelly                      09B                      50,485
Upper Yukon                      09C                      44,206
Stewart                      09D                      51,360
Central Yukon                      09E                      29,820
Porcupine                      09F                      61,566
Tanana                      09H                      1,470
Copper                      09M                      4,112
Yukon River total                      …                       337,036
Arctic                      10                      
Upper Liard                      10A                      61,858
Central Liard                      10B                      72,031
Fort Nelson                      10C                      54,771
Central Liard and Petitot                      10D                      30,563
Lower Liard                      10E                      55,571
Upper Mackenzie, Mills Lake                      10F                      51,042
Upper Mackenzie, Camsell Bend                      10G                      57,858
Central Mackenzie, Blackwater Lake                      10H                      67,210
Great Bear                      10J                      158,140
Central Mackenzie, The Ramparts                      10K                      46,736
Lower Mackenzie                      10L                      77,259
Peel and Southwestern Beaufort Sea                      10M                      107,693
Southern Beaufort Sea                      10N                      99,387
Amundsen Gulf                      10O                      91,087
Coppermine                      10P                      50,741
Coronation Gulf and Queen Maud Gulf                      10Q                      174,679
Back                      10R                      135,956
Gulf of Boothia                      10S                      114,752
Southern Arctic Islands                      10T                      373,180
Baffin Island, Arctic drainage                      10U                      299,813
Northern Arctic Islands                      10V                      424,812
Arctic total                      …                       2,605,138
Mississippi River                      11                      
Missouri                      11A                      27,097
Mississippi River total                      …                       27,097
Canada total                      …                       9,976,182

1. A sub-drainage area, also called a watershed or drainage basin, is an area where all contributing surface waters share the same drainage outlet. Drainage areas channel runoff from precipitation and snow melt into stream flow. The resulting hierarchy of streams and rivers and their associated sub-drainage areas form the National Hydrological Network of Canada. There are 11 major drainage areas and 164 sub-drainage areas in Canada. Canada's entire land and fresh water area has been allocated to individual drainage areas.
Source(s): Natural Resources Canada, 2005, National Scale Frameworks Hydrology - Drainage Areas, Canada, Version 5.0, www.geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca (accessed May 29, 2006).

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