Water research and assessments

Read project information sheets to learn about research on water in Yukon.

• Eagle Plains water baseline assessment ‒ summary
• Incorporating traditional knowledge into transboundary water management
• Kotaneelee baseline water assessment ‒ summary
• Liard River Basin transboundary aquifer assessment ‒summary
• Transboundary water management agreements
• Uranium and arsenic in the baseline environment, Dawson Range, Yukon: February 2021 update
• Uranium and arsenic in the natural environment
• Water quality of the Klondike River
• What's up with Yukon's rivers: 2019 review
• Yukon Observation Well Network
• Yukon water well registry
• Yukon's groundwater program

Regional water resources characterization provide an in-depth analysis of existing conditions in specific regions.

• Eagle Plains water baseline assessment 
• Kotaneelee baseline water assessment 
• Liard River Basin transboundary aquifer assessment

Water-related events and workshops are often hosted to promote collaboration and knowledge transfer among water stewards and managers within Yukon and beyond.

• Yukon Water Forum 2019 Summary Report
• Workshop on Hydrogeology in Yukon Summary Report
• Yukon Water Forum 2017 Summary Report
• Yukon Water Forum 2016 Summary Report
• Yukon Water Forum 2015 Summary Report