Canada Groundwater Information Network (GIN)
Natural Resources Canada / GSC network improving access to groundwater information across Canada, with water well databases, monitoring data, aquifer/geology maps and downloadable well datasets.
gin.geosciences.ca
At a glance
- Region
- Canada (North America)
- Coverage
- National
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- Groundwater levels
- Water wells
- Aquifer maps
- Geology
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: Groundwater levels
- 02
Recharge planning
Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.
- 03
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
- 02
Level forecasts
Forecast pre- and post-monsoon levels well by well.
- 03
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
GIN GroundWater Markup Language (GWML) / OGC web services API
Licence: Open data
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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