Mackenzie
DataStream

An open access hub for sharing water data

Our mission is to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration so our waters remain healthy for generations to come

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Explore Monitoring Results

One-click visualizations make monitoring results easier to understand.

Explore Data

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Stories & Announcements

Building a Common Language to Share Water Quality Data: Inside a Global Interoperability Experiment

Building a Common Language to Share Water Quality Data: Inside a Global Interoperability Experiment

In 2022, a diverse international coalition of researchers, technology leaders, and implementers came together with a shared goal: make water quality data easier to share, understand, and use across borders, institutions, and systems.

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A decade of trustworthy, relevant water quality data in the NWT

A decade of trustworthy, relevant water quality data in the NWT

In 2012, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) launched an ambitious community-based program to monitor water quality across the territory. Now, a 10-year review highlights the value of the program and the insights it has produced.

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2025: DataStream's Year in Review

We got a lot done in 2025! Thank you to our partners, collaborators, and everyone monitoring their waters and sharing data!

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Better Data Means Better Decisions

Communities can drive the data-to-policy cycle. Mackenzie DataStream is designed to support this.

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Monitoring Groups

Monitoring Groups

Communities are connected to their waters and best-placed to see changes as they happen.

Open Data

Open Data

DataStream provides a place to store, share, and compare water monitoring data across watersheds.

Interpretation & Knowledge

Interpretation & Knowledge

Open data advances scientific knowledge, supports collaboration, and fuels innovation.

Policy & Action

Policy & Action

Knowledge can be translated into action to protect the health of watersheds on which we all depend.

Mackenzie DataStream at a Glance

DataStream brings water monitoring information together so it’s open, accessible and usable.

75

Monitoring Groups

3.1M

Unique Measurements

3K

Monitoring Sites