Ontario Watershed Information Tool (OWIT)

The Ontario Watershed Information Tool (OWIT) is used to calculate information about Ontario’s watersheds. Watersheds are areas of land where surface water converges to a single point.

Water professionals in the public and private sectors and academia use OWIT to better understand water flow in Ontario. The general public use OWIT for educational or general interest purposes.

You can use the tool to:

  • create a map of a watershed
  • characterize the watershed
  • extract land cover information
Ministry contact: Geospatial Ontario

Additional information

Tags
Geographic coverage
Ontario
Geography Breakdown
Watershed
Source URL/Address
https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-watershed-information-tool-owit
Maintainer
Geospatial Ontario
Maintainer branch
Digital, Data, Information and Business Services Branch
Last Validated Date
January 31, 2025
Update frequency
As required

Ontario Watershed Information Tool (OWIT)

Learn more about accessing data using different formats.

Date range: October 31, 2013 - September 7, 2022

  • Other
    Ontario Watershed Information Tool (OWIT) English

    Last Updated: September 7, 2022

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  • Other
    L’Outil d'information sur les bassins versants en Ontario (OIBVO) French

    Last Updated: September 7, 2022

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