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Upper Peace Sub-watershed

Demographics % of Mighty Peace  
Area 17,554 m2 8 %
Population 18,010 11%
Where People Live
City    
Towns 8,236 46%
Rural 9,610 53%
Metis Settlement 562 3%
Reserve 164 1%


Surface Water Allocation (m3)  Groundwater Allocation (m3) 
Total Volume 11,596,284 Total Volume 2,062,682
Agricultural 1,695,338 14.26% Agricultural 66,494 3.22%
Industrial 310,840 2.61% Industrial 382,150 18.53%
Municipal 3,324,112 27.95% Municipal 1,402,643 68.00%
Commercial 1,379,515 11.60% Commercial 98,407 4.77%
Watershed Management 2,466,147 21.27% Other 96,10 0.47%
Habitat Enhancement 1,478,458 12.75% Recreation 6,160 0.30%
Registration 887,479 7.46% Registration 97,218 4.71%
Recreation 46,870 0.40% Habitat Enhancement
Other 7,525 0.06%

Footprint

Total Footprint  45.32% 
Cultivation (Crop/Pasture/Bare Ground) 36.61%
Cut Blocks 4.71%
Seismic line 0.78%
Road – Vegetated Verge 0.76%
Pipeline 0.36%
Rural (Residential/Industrial) 0.55%
Well Site 0.52%
Road – Hard Surface 0.44%
Road/Trail (Vegetated) 0.35%
Transmission Line 0.04%
Urban 0.03%
Borrow-Pits/Dugouts/Sumps 0.07%
Mine Site 0.03%
Industrial Site Rural 0.01%
Other Disturbed Vegetation 0.01%
Rail – Vegetated Verge 0.01%
Rail – Hard Surface 0.01%
Undisturbed  54.68% 


Wetland Cover (outside of national parks)

10% 1,836 km2
Wetland type within sub-watershed 
Bog 23% 425 km2
Fen 29% 530 km2
Marsh 3% 55 km2
Swamp 45% 825 km2
Upper Peace
Upper Peace Footprint
Upper Wetlands





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