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HydroCAN
A free Windows app for Canadian streamflow and climate stations. Find stations on a map, pull recent and historical records, and export CSVs with the source info still attached.
Data access
Find and retrieve Canadian hydrometric records.
HydroCAN brings Water Survey of Canada and ECCC records into one desktop workspace. Find a station, review its history, and keep the source information with your export.
Stations in view
Search nationally, then narrow by province, status, or real-time availability.
Ways to retrieve
Start online with GeoMet or add the HYDAT archive for fast local history.
Traceable record
Units, quality flags, provisional status, and attribution stay attached.
Workflow
From station search to documented export.
Map first. Inspect the station. Retrieve what matters. Export a record another person can verify.
Locate
Clustered national map, province filters, and station search.
Inspect
Coverage dates, identifiers, status, and watershed context.
Retrieve
Daily means, annual peaks, statistics, discharge, and water level.
Export
CSV plus a JSON sidecar with source, checksum, and app version.
Technical notes
Release, licence, and operational details.
Licensing
HydroCAN is available under the Apache License 2.0. Hydrometric and climate data remain under the Open Government Licence - Canada and applicable ECCC data-server terms.
Known limitations
- Windows 10/11 x64 only; this public build is not Authenticode-signed.
- First launch needs internet. Map tiles are not available offline.
- Real-time observations are provisional. HYDAT remains an optional local install.
- No telemetry.
HydroCAN is not affiliated with or endorsed by Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Water Survey of Canada, or Natural Resources Canada.
- Available · v1.0.12
- Free
- Windows 10/11 x64
- Hydrology
Download HydroCAN 1.0.12
Free to use. No account. HydroCAN_1.0.12_x64-setup.exe · ~6.3 MB. This release is not code-signed, so Windows may show “Unknown publisher.” Choose More info → Run anyway.
Source on GitHub