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Lower Peace Sub-watershed

Demographics % of MP 
Area 29,088 m2 14 %
Population 16,485 10%
Where People Live
City
Towns 3,641 22%
Rural 8,840 54%
Metis Settlement    
Reserve 4,004 24%


Surface Water Allocation (m3)  Groundwater Allocation (m3) 
Total Volume 2,411,925 Total Volume 140,460
Agricultural 12,610 0.52% Agricultural 3,600 2.63%
Industrial 0 0% Industrial 0 0%
Municipal 1,458,839 60.48% Municipal 8,630 6.14%
Commercial 474,674 19.68% Commercial 0 0%
Watershed Management 426,780 17.69% Other 128,100 91.20%
Habitat Enhancement 0 0% Recreation 0 0%
Registration 37,757 1.57% Registration 30 0.02%
Recreation 0 0%      
Other 1,265 0.05%

Footprint

Total Footprint  6.20% 
Cultivation
(Crop/Pasture/Bare Ground)
3.05%
Cut Blocks 2.33%
Seismic line 0.29%
Road – Vegetated Verge 0.10%
Pipeline 0.12%
Rural (Residential/Industrial) 0.07%
Well Site 0.06%
Road – Hard Surface 0.06%
Road/Trail (Vegetated) 0.04%
Transmission Line 0.03%
Urban 0.01%
Borrow-Pits/Dugouts/Sumps 0.02%
Mine Site 0.00%
Industrial Site Rural 0.02%
Other Disturbed Vegetation 0.00%
Rail – Vegetated Verge 0.00%
Rail – Hard Surface 0.00%
Undisturbed  93.80% 


Wetland Cover (outside of national parks)

34% 6,660 km2
Wetland type within sub-watershed 
Bog 22% 1,436 km2
Fen 36% 2,368 km2
Marsh 10% 676 km2
Swamp 33% 2,180 km2


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