Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
Table A.3 Vegetation in areas adjacent to natural sources of water, by watershed, Canada, 2001
Watershed Farms reporting vegetation1 Farms reporting no vegetation Total
Number of farms Share of farms (%) Number of farms Share of farms (%) Number of farms Share of farms (%)
Saint John
785C
68.0
370B
32.0
1,155
100
Cascapédia and Gulf of St. Lawrence
460C
63.0
270C
37.0
730
100
Prince Edward Island
1,040B
86.7
160A
13.3
1,200
100
Bay of Fundy
885C
68.9
400B
31.1
1,285
100
Southeast Atlantic Ocean
145D
67.4
70C
32.6
215
100
Cape Breton Island
x
x
x
x
95
100
East Georgian Bay
1,410C
76.2
440B
23.8
1,850
100
East Lake Huron
4,770B
75.2
1,570A
24.8
6,340
100
North Lake Erie
9,295A
83.0
1,910A
17.0
11,205
100
Lake Ontario
4,010B
76.4
1,240A
23.6
5,250
100
Montréal and Upper Ottawa
335D
62.6
200D
37.4
535
100
Coulonge and Central Ottawa
880C
69.8
380B
30.2
1,260
100
Gatineau and Lower Ottawa
2,135B
70.8
880B
29.2
3,015
100
Upper St. Lawrence
815C
76.9
245C
23.1
1,060
100
St-Maurice and Lower St. Lawrence
3,960B
66.7
1,975A
33.3
5,935
100
Central St. Lawrence
6,215A
73.9
2,200A
26.1
8,415
100
North Gaspé Peninsula
580C
76.3
180C
23.7
760
100
Saguenay, Betsiamites, Manicouagan and Aux Outardes
585C
71.8
230C
28.2
815
100
North and South Newfoundland
x
x
x
x
105
100
Upper South Saskatchewan
1,685C
69.8
730B
30.2
2,415
100
Bow
795C
69.4
350C
30.6
1,145
100
Red Deer
3,980B
75.2
1,310A
24.8
5,290
100
Upper North Saskatchewan
945C
72.4
360B
27.6
1,305
100
Central North Saskatchewan
3,620B
78.2
1,010A
21.8
4,630
100
Battle
2,680B
74.3
925B
25.7
3,605
100
Lower North Saskatchewan
2,000C
73.5
720B
26.5
2,720
100
Lower South Saskatchewan
2,665B
72.3
1,020B
27.7
3,685
100
Qu'Appelle
5,810B
80.3
1,425A
19.7
7,235
100
Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Manitoba
2,545C
77.4
745B
22.6
3,290
100
Assiniboine
4,630B
80.4
1,130A
19.6
5,760
100
Souris
3,065B
78.9
820B
21.1
3,885
100
Red
2,205C
86.1
355B
13.9
2,560
100
Upper Winnipeg
195C
73.6
70B
26.4
265
100
Beaver, Upper and Upper Central Churchill
1,015D
83.2
205B
16.8
1,220
100
Upper Athabasca
200D
76.9
60C
23.1
260
100
Pembina and Lower, Central and Lower Central Athabasca
1,740B
76.0
550B
24.0
2,290
100
Upper Peace
1,480C
87.3
215B
12.7
1,695
100
Smoky
1,100C
85.3
190B
14.7
1,290
100
Vancouver Island
425D
87.6
60B
12.4
485
100
Thompson
580C
74.4
200B
25.6
780
100
Fraser
1,125B
73.8
400B
26.2
1,525
100
Columbia
630C
72.0
245B
28.0
875
100
Missouri
805D
83.9
155B
16.1
960
100
Nipigon, NW Lk Superior, N Lk Huron, Wanipitai and French
420C
70.0
180C
30.0
600
100
Abitibi, Harricanaw and Moose
170D
59.6
115D
40.4
285
100
E and W Lake Winnipeg, Saskatchewan, Rat, Grass and Nelson
1,565C
79.0
415B
21.0
1,980
100
Central and Lower Central Peace/Hay
690D
84.1
130B
15.9
820
100
Skeena, Nechako, U Fraser, Gardner, Knight In and C and S Pacific
785C
80.1
195B
19.9
980
100
Canada
87,980A
76.5
27,055A
23.5
115,035
100
Note:
1  Only farms with areas adjacent to natural sources of water were included. Not all areas adjacent to natural sources of water on an individual farm may be vegetated.
Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals.
Data quality symbols:
A excellent
B very good
C good
D acceptable
E use with caution
F - too unreliable to be published
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, Water Management on Canadian Farms, Farm Environmental Management in Canada series, volume 3, number 1, Catalogue no. 21-021-MWE2007001.