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Smoky/Wapiti Sub-watershed

Demographics % of Mighty Peace  
Area 46,659 m2 22 %
Population 101, 585 62 %
Where People Live
City 55,032 54 %
Towns 17,465 17 %
Rural 27,500 27 %
Metis Settlement
Reserve 1,588 2 %


Surface Water Allocation (m3)  Groundwater Allocation (m3) 
Total Volume 109,628,821 Total Volume 10,476,478
Agricultural 2,267,422 2.07% Agricultural 769,565 7.35%
Industrial 17,151,083 15.64% Industrial 4,004,941 38.23%
Municipal 25,060,097 22.86% Municipal 2,706,091 25.83%
Commercial 48,948,271 44.65% Commercial 1,244,668 11.88%
Watershed Management 10,327,940 9.42% Other 523,372 5.00%
Habitat Enhancement 4,426,665 4.04% Recreation 29,230 0.28%
Registration 1,266,823 1.16% Registration 1,193,965 11.40%
Recreation 61,670 0.06% Habitat Enhancement 4,648 0.04%
Other 94,900 0.09%

Footprint

Total Footprint  29.91% 
Cultivation (Crop/Pasture/Bare Ground) 17.05%
Cut Blocks 9.29%
Seismic line 0.80%
Road – Vegetated Verge 0.56%
Pipeline 0.46%
Rural (Residential/Industrial) 0.39%
Well Site 0.37%
Road – Hard Surface 0.33%
Road/Trail (Vegetated) 0.27%
Transmission Line 0.07%
Urban 0.10%
Borrow-Pits/Dugouts/Sumps 0.04%
Mine Site 0.09%
Industrial Site Rural 0.03%
Other Disturbed Vegetation 0.03%
Rail – Vegetated Verge 0.02%
Rail – Hard Surface 0.01%
Undisturbed  70.09% 


Wetland Cover (outside of national parks)

11% 5,198 km2
Wetland type within sub-watershed 
Bog 11% 572 km2
Fen 28% 1,475
Marsh 4% 198
Swamp 57% 2,953
Smoky/Wapiti




Smoky Footprint
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