Great Lakes
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

Explore Data

Explore Monitoring Results

One-click visualizations make monitoring results easier to understand.

Explore Data

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Stories and Announcements

Cisco Foundation awards grant to DataStream Initiative to advance open access water quality data platform

Cisco Foundation awards grant to DataStream Initiative to advance open access water quality data platform

DataStream Initiative is pleased to announce financial support from the Cisco Foundation to support the continued development of its open-access platform for sharing water quality data.

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Job Posting: Environmental Data Services Manager

Job Posting: Environmental Data Services Manager

The Gordon Foundation is seeking a Data Services Manager to join DataStream at an exciting time as our community of data contributors and users grows across Canada.

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Watershed moments: critical conversations on Canada’s freshwater future

Watershed moments: critical conversations on Canada’s freshwater future

This April, join DataStream and our Canadian Freshwater Initiative partners for Watershed Moments, a four‑part webinar series offering practical steps to protect, restore, and advocate for healthy waters.

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Better Data Means Better Decisions

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

About DataStream

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.

Great Lakes DataStream at a Glance

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

91

Monitoring Groups

7.8M

Unique Measurements

27K

Monitoring Sites