Historical Flood Events (HFE)
Representation of the causes of flooding events in the form of multiple points. The point groupings correspond to the set of locations that were affected by the same event. The inventory of past flooding events was compiled from various public sources and standardized into a common data model. Sources used are included in the data.
Event locations have been extensively revised to have one location per location reported as affected by the flood. Flood events for which no location was included in the sources used are positioned on the place name of the location affected by the flood. The event positions do not indicate where the flooding occurred. Flood events that affected more than one locality are represented by a multipoint.
For each event after January 1, 1980 caused by a heavy rainfall or a coastal storm , a precipitation analysis document, a precipitation animation and the precipitation data are available. These documents are the result of a collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Disclaimer:
It should be noted that no consultation was conducted with the various providers and stakeholders of the historic flood data. Disparities in content among the various sources result in an incomlete product. No warranty is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The absence of information does not mean that no flooding has occurred.
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Natural Resources Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
-
Historical Flood EventsESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
-
Historical Flood EventsWMSFrench web_service WMS
-
Historical Flood EventsWMSFrench web_service WMS
-
Historical Flood EventsFGDB/GDBEnglish dataset FGDB/GDB
-
Historical Flood EventsFGDB/GDBFrench dataset FGDB/GDB
-
Historical Flood Events - Product specificationsPDFEnglish guide PDF
-
Historical Flood Events - Product specificationsPDFFrench guide PDF
-
Historical Flood EventsGPKGEnglish dataset GPKG
-
Historical Flood EventsGPKGFrench dataset GPKG
-
Historical Flood EventsESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
Contact Information
Electronic Mail Address: geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca