DataStream brings people and data together to protect fresh water.
Open data platform
Canada's open access platform for sharing water data
Free to use and scientifically robust. We bring water quality data together across sectors and jurisdictions in standardized formats that make it easy to discover and use.
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Monitoring groups
50K
Monitoring sites
38M
Observations
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration so our waters remain healthy for generations to come
DataStream Initiative is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to advancing freshwater protection through open data flows.
Our vision
Freshwater stewardship in Canada is inclusive of public voices and informed by the best available evidence
Communities are equipped to keep pace with climate and other changes within their local watersheds.
We work with water monitoring initiatives and organizations of all kinds
Better Data Means Better Decisions
Communities can drive the data-to-policy cycle. DataStream is designed to support this.
Policy & Action
Knowledge can be translated into action to protect the health of watersheds on which we all depend.
Monitoring Groups
Communities are connected to their waters and best-placed to see changes as they happen.
Open Data
DataStream provides a place to store, share, and compare water monitoring data across watersheds.
Interpretation & Knowledge
Open data advances scientific knowledge, supports collaboration, and fuels innovation.
Latest News
The new DataStream website is here!
DataStream.org is designed to support the DataStream community and celebrate our collective impact. Whether you want to see who we are and what we do, are interested in sharing or using data, or want to learn about water monitoring, DataStream.org has everything you need.
Taking the pulse of 600+ Canadian lakes
To paint a clearer picture, he partnered with researchers from 13 different universities, launching the NSERC Canadian LakePulse Network in 2016. Over the next three summers, teams of grad students and post-doctoral fellows headed out to monitor lakes from Newfoundland to the Yukon.
Meet Our Team: Meghan McLeod
Meghan joined us after finishing her master's degree at the University of Waterloo. Meghan will be contributing to the continued development of DataStream by working with data contributors and users across the Great Lakes region and beyond.