What is a Watershed?
A watershed is an area of land drained by a creek or stream into a river which then drains into a body of water such as a lake or pond. Everything in a watershed is connected – actions upstream affect conditions downstream.
What is a Watershed Report Card?
Ontario’s Conservation Authorities prepare Watershed Report Cards every five years to measure the environmental health of our regions and report on watershed conditions.
The Watershed Report Cards use a set of indicators (for example: total phosphorus, E. coli, and benthic macroinvertebrates) to measure and report on the status of four main resource categories in each watershed: Groundwater Quality, Surface Water Quality, Forest Conditions, and Wetland Conditions.
Conservation Ontario guidelines and standards developed by Conservation Authorities and their partners are used to produce the Watershed Report Cards.
Watershed Checkup
Learn about the health of our watershed
2023 St. Clair Region Watershed Report Card
News & Blog
- Parking Lot Closure at Coldstream Conservation AreaJune 17, 2024
- SCRCA Seeking Public Comment on Draft Conservation Lands StrategyMay 30, 2024
- Plains Midstream Canada supports the SCRCA’s Spring Water Awareness Program for 6th YearMay 10, 2024
- Soggy but Successful Sydenham River Canoe and Kayak Race held Sunday – Over $3,800 raised to support Conservation Education ProgramsMay 1, 2024
- Results Available – Sydenham River Canoe and Kayak Race – April 28, 2024April 30, 2024