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Found 10 records similar to Water Consumption: Agricultural Water Consumption/Irrigation (Prairies)
Irrigation is the provision of water to crops beyond what is provided by local rainfall. Irrigation is a vital part of agriculture in certain areas of Canada like the southern Prairies and the interior of British Columbia. The amount of water that needs to be withdrawn for irrigation varies annually. It depends on winter precipitation, and weather and soil moisture during the growing season.
Canada has one of the most plentiful supplies of fresh water in the world. However, this supply is not limitless, and must be shared among many users. The agriculture sector is one of many competitors for this resource: It uses about 9% of the water withdrawn in Canada. The four western provinces drew 90% of all water withdrawn in Canada for agriculture in 2001.
This table shows irrigated crop area and, of those farms that reported having irrigated in the past, the number of farms that irrigated and the number of farms that did not irrigate. Data are available on a biennial basis.
Number of farms that stopped irrigating or did not irrigate by reason, province and drainage region.
This product provides information on Irrigation in Alberta by District, for an eight-year period. Total Assessment Roll Area, Acres Actually Irrigated by Alberta Districts are included
Number of farms and percentage of irrigation water by water source, province and drainage region.
Number of farms and percentage of off-farm water by irrigation water source and province.
Number of farms by reason for using an off-farm irrigation water source and province.
Apart from a source of drinking water, the water resources in watersheds supply water for irrigation and the production of hydroelectricity, and are a primary mode of transportation. Major water consumers are municipalities, agriculture, mining, manufacturing and thermal power generation. The original map consisted of several optional layers to show the impact of human activity on watersheds and the utilization of watersheds for economic, social or cultural purposes. Only layers from the original map that could be viewed simultaneously without loss of information are mapped.
Number of farms by irrigation method and crop type.