20260519 07255400 1.0 FGDC CSDGM Metadata FALSE FWMIS_HYDRO_POLYGONS 171416.769000 864210.855700 5425413.237400 6659210.336000 1 002 Projected GCS_North_American_1983 Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000) NAD_1983_10TM_AEP_Forest <ProjectedCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:ProjectedCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/10.7'><WKT>PROJCS[&quot;NAD_1983_10TM_AEP_Forest&quot;,GEOGCS[&quot;GCS_North_American_1983&quot;,DATUM[&quot;D_North_American_1983&quot;,SPHEROID[&quot;GRS_1980&quot;,6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM[&quot;Greenwich&quot;,0.0],UNIT[&quot;Degree&quot;,0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION[&quot;Transverse_Mercator&quot;],PARAMETER[&quot;False_Easting&quot;,500000.0],PARAMETER[&quot;False_Northing&quot;,0.0],PARAMETER[&quot;Central_Meridian&quot;,-115.0],PARAMETER[&quot;Scale_Factor&quot;,0.9992],PARAMETER[&quot;Latitude_Of_Origin&quot;,0.0],UNIT[&quot;Meter&quot;,1.0],AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,3400]]</WKT><XOrigin>-5118700</XOrigin><YOrigin>-9994100</YOrigin><XYScale>10000</XYScale><ZOrigin>0</ZOrigin><ZScale>1</ZScale><MOrigin>0</MOrigin><MScale>1</MScale><XYTolerance>0.001</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><WKID>102184</WKID><LatestWKID>3400</LatestWKID></ProjectedCoordinateSystem> 20250910 11321400 20260429 7512900 FGDC 150000000 5000 Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta 9920 - 108 Street NW Forestry Building Edmonton Alberta T5K 2M4 CA AEP.FWDataMgmt@gov.ab.ca Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta Environmental Knowledge and Data Stewardship ArcGIS Metadata 1.0 Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta Provincial Geospatial Centre 7804277374 7804220712 14th Floor Oxbridge Place 9820-106 Street NW Edmonton Alberta T5K 2J6 CA AEP.Data@gov.ab.ca 08:15 to 16:30, Monday to Friday This is the point of contact regarding distribution of the data set. Queries about distribution of the data set submitted through facsimile or electronic mail must include the salutation "Attention: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas; Dataset: Fisheries and Wildlife Management Information System - Hydrology Polygons". 10.7.1 Feature Class 10.7.1 FGDB ZIP Feature Class MB 525 https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/biota/FishAndWildlife/FWMISHydrology.zip FTP Fish and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS) Hydrology ZIP containing FGDB and SHP of Fish and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS) Hydrology Arcs and Polygons datasets Feature Class 10.7.1 SHP ZIP https://geospatial.alberta.ca/FWIMT_Pub HTTPS Fish and Wildlife Internet Mapping Tool (FWIMT) Online mapping tool to access data on the Fisheries and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS) FWMIS Hydrology Polygons 2023-07-20T00:00:00 2023-07-05T00:00:00 Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta 9920 - 108 Street NW Forestry Building Edmonton Alberta T5K 2M4 CA AEP.FWDataMgmt@gov.ab.ca Environmental Knowledge and Data Stewardship FWMIS_HYDRO_POLYGONS Fish and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS) Hydrology Polygons are based off of the Base Features Waterbody Polygon (Base Waterbody Polygon) dataset and are used to identify spatial representation of mapped waterbodies within the province of Alberta. This layer provides fish species presence (both current and historic), FWMIS Waterbody ID, and Waterbody Official and Common Name. FWMIS Waterbody IDs are unique values assigned to mapped waterbodies with or without fish or fish habitat survey information (both current and historic). Alberta, Canada Hydropolygon Hydrology FWMIS Species Presence Hydrography Water Fish and Wildlife Internet Mapping Tool (FWIMT) Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta 9920 - 108 Street NW Great West Life Building Edmonton Alberta T5K 2M4 CA aep.fwdatamgmt@gov.ab.ca FWMIS Data is Available Spatially Online using the Fish & Wildlife Internet Mapping Tool (FWIMT). Use the Fish and Wildlife Internet Mapping Tool (FWIMT) to find FWMIS fish and wildlife observation information, generate reports, and create maps. -120.891817 -108.473939 48.893886 60.093967 FWMIS Hydrology Polygons does not contain all lentic systems with fish survey information, as there are many 'unmapped' bodies of water within the province of Alberta. This layer provides a broad representation of what fish species could potentially occur in reaches/sections of that particular waterbody, and it does not represent species absence. The field 'Species Presence' is updated bi-annually or as new information becomes available. Species Presence represents a historic listing of fish species that have been sampled in a particular body of water and/or what species have been captured/stocked as a result of a fisheries inventory. Any species listed indicates it was captured/measured anywhere along that waterbody, and not a specific location. At time of use, the user assumes all responsibility for discrepancies with data contained in FWMIS. FWMIS/FWIMT is the official holder of all fisheries inventory data, and should be consulted as the sole source of fisheries survey information. Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta 9920 - 108 Street NW Forestry Building Edmonton Alberta T5K 2M4 CA AEP.FWDataMgmt@gov.ab.ca This is the point of contact regarding the creation of, and characteristics of, the data set. Queries about the creation and/or characteristics of the data set submitted through facsimile or electronic mail must include the salutation "Attention: Alberta Environment and Protected Areas; Dataset: Fisheries and Wildlife Management Information System - Hydrology Polygons". For Distribution Information contact instructions, refer to the Distribution Information section of this metadata record. Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta Environmental Knowledge and Data Stewardship Your use of this information will be governed by the terms of the Non-Commercial Licence – Alberta, in force as of the date you accessed the information, found at https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/NonCommercialLicence.pdf To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Non-Commercial Licence – Alberta. Distribution Liability: The Information is licensed “as is”, and the Information Provider excludes all representations, warranties, obligations, and liabilities, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Information Provider is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information, and will not under any circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other loss, injury or damage caused by its use or otherwise arising in connection with this licence or the Information, even if specifically advised of the possibility of such loss, injury or damage. Public/Unrestricted Government of Alberta Data and Information Security Classification https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/Pages/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification.aspx Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595 1 -120.891817 -108.473939 60.093967 48.893886 <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Fish and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS) - Hydrology Polygons is a derived dataset from the Base Features Waterbody Polygon (Base Waterbody Polygon) dataset. Base Waterbody Polygon is the Alberta Environment and Protected Areas base hydrography polygon dataset, and comprises seamless provincial extent hydrography polygon features collected from various sources of provincial base and resource map based data and some federal topographic data. FWMIS Hydrology Polygons have been modified for Fish and Wildlife business purposes, where spatial adjustments and field attributes have been added or removed as required. Modifications include, but are not limited to, the addition of a 'Species Presence' field, edits to spatial and non-spatial components, removal of topological error, and semi-annual maintenance as required. Please note that this layer is not suitable for mapping as its intent is to merely provide waterbody information pertaining to fish presence or the possibility of future fish presence findings. Species Presence in this layer represents a generalization of where a particular fish species may occur in a body of water. It should be noted that FWMIS is the ultimate issuer of fisheries inventory data, and information contained thereof is the official dataset.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Update:</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>- Waterbody names are now provided in 2 separate fields; Official Name, and Common Name as of July 2023</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>- Species Presence as of April 2026</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>Redistribution of information acquired under an agreement or license for Department use only, in whole or in part, whether alone or as part of a value added product, is not permitted without the written consent of the Informatics Branch on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>While every effort has been made to ensure that the information accessible from this dataset is complete, accurate, and current, the Government of Alberta, their agents and employees are not liable for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from the possession, publication, or use of, or reliance on, that information. This information is provided "as is" without expressed or implied warranty.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Species Presence in this layer represents a generalization of where a particular fish species may occur in a body of water. At time of use, the user assumes all responsibility for discrepancies with data contained in FWMIS. It should be noted that FWMIS is the ultimate issuer of fisheries inventory data, and information contained thereof is the official dataset.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> Hydrography polygons were collected from 1:20 000, 1:50 000 and AVI Provincial dataset and 1:50 000 National Topographic Data Base (NTDB). Base Features Waterbody Polygon (BASEFEAT.BF_HYDRO_POLYGON, Base Waterbody Polygon) is the Alberta Environment and Parks base hydrography polygon dataset, and comprises seamless provincial extent hydrography polygon features collected from various sources of provincial base and resource map based data and some federal topographic data. FWMIS Hydropolygon has been modified for Fish and Wildlife business purposes, where spatial adjustments and field attributes have been added or removed as required. Alberta Biota FWMIS Hydrography Inland Waters Species Presence Hydropolygon Waterbody ID This dataset is sourced from 1:20 000, 1:50 000 and AVI Provincial dataset and 1:50 000 National Topographic Data Base (NTDB) and Base Features Waterbody Polygon. Modifications include, but are not limited to, the addition of a 'Species Presence' field, edits to spatial and aspatial components, removal of topological error, and annual maintenance as required. 'Species Presence' is updated bi-annually (approximate) or as new information becomes available. Chad Sherburne Alberta Environment and Parks Resource Data Biologist To create this dataset the Feature_Type attributes in Base Waterbody Polygon were evaluated for relevance. The following categories were considered individually: 1. Many LAKE-RECUR polygons were removed because they represent the high water-mark in many cases, and the LAKE-PER polygon is the only feature required for fisheries reference. 2. RIV-MAJ: Major river (retained if confirmed existence), 3. LAKE-PER: Perennial lake (retained 94523 of 117820), 4. OXBOW-RECUR: Recurring (intermittent) oxbow, 5. OXBOW-PER: Perennial oxbow (retained if confirmed existence), 6. DUGOUT: Dugout (retained if confirmed existence), 7. LAGOON: Commercial lagoon (retained if confirmed existence), 8. CANAL-MAJ: Major canal, 9. QUARRY: Quarry (retained if confirmed existence), 10. RESERVOIR: Reservoir (retained if confirmed existence), 11. ICEFIELD: Icefield (retained 459 of 1098 named icefields), 12. LAKE-RECUR: Recurring (intermittent) lake (retained 397 of 108821, which are isolated from bordering LAKE-PER). 13. Removed from data: ISLAND-RECUR: Recurring (intermittent) island in river ISLAND-LAKE: Island in lake ISLAND-RIV: Island in river 14. WETLAND: Wetland (retained 4 of 17022 polygons). Wetland feature types are subjective from original interpretation and were not retained. Wetlands that bordered LAKE-PER features are not required for the purposes of illustrating fish presence. Most original 'interpreted' wetlands may not exist and lack sufficient water for fish. Hydrography polygons were collected from 1:20 000, 1:50 000 and AVI Provincial dataset and 1:50 000 National Topographic Data Base (NTDB). Base Features Waterbody Polygon (BASEFEAT.BF_HYDRO_POLYGON, Base Waterbody Polygon) is the Alberta Environment and Parks base hydrography polygon dataset, and comprises seamless provincial extent hydrography polygon features collected from various sources of provincial base and resource map based data and some federal topographic data. FWMIS Hydropolygon has been modified for Fish and Wildlife business purposes, where spatial adjustments and field attributes have been added or removed as required. Base Features Waterbody Polygon (BASEFEAT.BF_HYDRO_POLYGON) Base Waterbody Polygon 2004-10-25T00:00:00 Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta ground condition 1955-01-01T00:00:00 1996-12-31T00:00:00 Species Presence is updated from recent input of fisheries inventory survey data. As information is loaded, new information on waterbodies becomes available. 2. Addition of waterbody polygons in the Caribou Mountains area of Alberta. 2017-08-23T00:00:00 Chad Sherburne Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Resource Data Biologist Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca Species Presence is updated from recent input of fisheries inventory survey data, current as of January 8, 2018. 2018-01-08T00:00:00 Chad Sherburne Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Resource Data Biologist Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca May, 2018 iteration includes corrected stocked pond locations and the delineation of previously unmapped waterbodies 2018-05-18T00:00:00 Chad Sherburne Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta Resource Data Biologist Chad.Sherburne@gov.ab.ca EPSG 6.11(9.3.0.0) FWMIS_HYDRO_POLYGONS Feature Class Feature Class Feature Class 120718 Shape Feature geometry. Esri Coordinates defining the features. Shape Geometry 4 0 0 OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. OBJECTID_1 OID 4 10 0 OFFICIAL_NM Official Name String 80 0 0 COMMON_NM Common Name String 80 0 0 WB_ID FWMIS Waterbody ID's are unique values assigned to waterbodies with fish or fish habitat survey information (both current and historic). None planned FWMIS Waterbody ID Waterbody ID Integer 4 10 0 HUC_8 Hydrologic Unit Coded (HUC) Watersheds of Alberta are successively smaller hydrologic units that nest within larger hydrologic units, creating a hierarchical watershed boundary dataset. Existing high resolution watersheds or catchment polygons are collated into larger watershed units to achieve the hierarchical, nested polygon data set. Hydrologic Unit Coded (HUC) Watershed HUC 8 Watershed String 254 0 0 Hydro_Code Hydrocode is composed of three basic parts: a four-digit numeric prefix that identifies the connection of the waterway outside of the province, a numeric string of variable length composed of a series of one or more five-digit (for most connections) units and an optional numeric suffix (to identify a specific point on a waterway). These three components are used to fully identify the connectivity of any given waterway within the province and externally to an oceanic outflow and the percentage distances of parent-child connections (confluences) within the network. Hydro Code Hydro Code String 254 0 0 Feature_Type General description of the stream arc type. Feature Type CANAL-MAJ Major canal, a man made watercourse built to convey water for irrigation, greater than 20 metres in width and 500 metres in length. The banks are reinforced, and usually well maintained. Base Features Specifications DUGOUT an artificial depression, constructed on agricultural land, to catch run off water for use by livestock. Base Features Specifications ICEFIELD an area of permanent ice found in mountainous terrain. The minimum areal size for capture is 10 hectares Base Features Specifications ISLAND-LAKE Island in a perennial lake, a body of land surrounded by water or marsh, having the presence of rock, earth, and/or vegetation. The minimum areal size for capture is 1600 square metres Base Features Specifications ISLAND-RIV Island in a river, a body of land surrounded by water or marsh, situated between the banks of a river, and having the presence of rock, earth, and/or vegetation. The minimum areal size for capture is 1600 square metres Base Features Specifications LAGOON an artificial depression, constructed to contain effluent or water for commercial, industrial or waste water treatment. The minimum areal size for capture is one hectare. Base Features Specifications LAKE-PER Perennial lake, a body of water situated in a depression of the earth's surface, usually having a well-defined open water area and shoreline. The minimum areal size for capture is one hectare Base Features Specifications LAKE-RECUR Recurring lake, a body of water (intermittent) situated in a depression of the earth's surface, which is usually dry at some time during the year, and may also include wetland features associated with the transition of a former perennial lake to a marsh. The minimum areal size for capture is one hectare Base Features Specifications OXBOW-PER Perennial oxbow, a crescent shaped lake or pond by the side of a river, formed as a result of the cutting through of a meander neck, and the silting of the backwater. Perennial oxbows contain water during the whole year. The minimum length for capture/update is 500 metres and greater than 20 metres in width. The minimum areal size for capture is one hectare. The minimum areal size for capture is one hectare Base Features Specifications OXBOW-RECUR Recurring oxbow, a crescent shaped lake or pond by the side of a river, formed as a result of the cutting through of a meander neck, and the silting of the backwater. Recurring (Intermittent) oxbows do not contain water during the dry periods of the year. The minimum length for capture/update is 500 metres and greater than 20 metres in width. The minimum areal size for capture is one hectare. The minimum areal size for capture is one hectare Base Features Specifications QUARRY an open excavation that is partially or wholly filled with water, greater than 1 hectare Base Features Specifications RESERVOIR a body of water created by excavation or man-made damming of a river or stream, greater than 1 hectare Base Features Specifications RIV-MAJ Major river, a natural flowing hydrographic feature which has banks that are an average of 20 metres or greater in width and 500 metres in length Base Features Specifications WETLAND an area of low lying terrain which has shallow water most of the year and typically has varying heights of vegetation cover and may have some open water areas. Swamps, bogs, marshes, and muskegs fall into this category. Wetland features were only captured in the 1:20 000 mapping program where wetland was a significant hydrographic feature Base Features Specifications ISLAND-RECUR Recurring island, an area of land, greater than 1600 square metres in size, situated in a lake or river. Recurring (Intermittent) islands are subject to periodic inundation and usually have a poorly defined shoreline. Intermittent islands are differentiated from sandbars by the presence of extensive rock, earth, and/or vegetation Base Features Specifications Feature Type String 30 0 0 TTM_X Universal Transverse Mercator map projection. TTM: AEP_Forest TTM_X Double 8 38 8 TTM_Y TTM: AEP_Forest Universal Transverse Mercator map projection. TTM_Y Double 8 38 8 GlobalID Global ID GlobalID GlobalID 38 0 0 SPECIES_PRES Unknown FWMIS Inventory Fish Species Presence. Does not constitute species absence, but rather fish species positively identified from fish survey information contained in FWMIS. This field represents a recorded species at a particular time, and does not replace what species may, or may not occur in new inventories conducted at a particular site. It is important to note species presence information is temporally and spatially sensitive. The term "NO FISH SAMPLED TO DATE" is the result of either 1) no fisheries inventories conducted (current or historic), or 2) no fish species was identified/captured/measured at time of survey. SPECIES_PRES String 300 0 0 Shape.STArea() Shape.STArea() Double 0 0 0 Shape.STLength() Shape.STLength() Double 0 0 0 dataset 120718 Simple FALSE 120718 TRUE FALSE 20260429