Water Resources eAtlas
 

NA08 Mackenzie
Watersheds of North and Central America

     

 

 

 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 66.0
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 14.7
Percent Wetlands: 48.9
Percent Cropland: 2.6
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 0.0
Percent Dryland Area: 26.4
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 1.9
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 6.7

 

 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.):
1,706,388
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.):
<1
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people):
0
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year):
408,243
Degree of river fragmentation:
Medium
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin:
2
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin:
0
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction:
0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River:
0
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River:
0

 

 
 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species:
53
Number of Fish Endemics:
0
Number of Amphibian Species:
-
Number of Ramsar Sites:
3
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs:
-
Number of Endemic Bird Areas:
0
Percent Protected Area:
5.1

 

 

 

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