TRCA's jurisdiction is made up of various watersheds that span 2,506 square kilometeres in Toronto and region

TRCA watercourse layer 

The Wetland Data is a combination of the MNRF Wetlands (detailed below) and the ELC data (from terrestrial field inventory). It has been further refined using the 2015 imagery...

The focus is south of Taunton Road due to the amount of existing development in that area. It does not imply the entirety of the identified areas should become public...

The location of TRCA's water quality monitoring stations within the carruthers creek watershed plan. These are part of TRCA's regional watershed monitoring plan (RWMP)

Local connectivity refers broadly to connectivity among existing habitat patches to facilitate daily and seasonal movements for foraging, breeding, overwintering, and...

These groundwater monitoring sites are monitored and managed by TRCA's hydrogeology team.Data was provided by Kristina Anderson in KMZ format December 19, 2016Updated April 9,...

These priorities are intended for when the identified portions of roads are undergoing maintenance or upgrades.

The Land Use layer was created using the 2009 dataset.The categories were updated using the 2012 Orthophotography for the jurisdiction (2011 for Toronto). This was done using...

Scenario 2 (+NHS) – assumes the same development as scenario 1 but includes the proposed enhanced Natural Heritage System (includes natural features and areas, such as...

This data represents areas to prioritize tree conservation and tree planting within the developed portion of the watershed (i.e. urban forestry projects).

Restoration opportunities in the Caruthers watershed were originally identified using desktop assessment techniques as per the restoration opportunity planning methodology. For...

Using the MNRF's Road layer, connectivity models were run to determine roads that go through priority connectivity areas.

These priorities are intended for when the identified portions of roads are undergoing maintenance or upgrades.

Scenario 3 (+Potential Urban) – assumes post-2031 development in the headwaters of Carruthers Creek outside the proposed enhanced Natural Heritage System. Symbolized by Natural,...

The wetland layer was taken and run through restoration and priotization models to determine their importance. THe high priority wetlands would be

basemap.gdbsubwatershed  boundaries in TRCA jurisdiction. These subwatersheds are a compilation of subwatershed boudaries delinated through the use of a DEM...

Building up from the 2015 Landuse Layer.Scenario 1 (+OP) – assumes all lands south of the Greenbelt are developed as planned in approved Official Plans up to the year...

Further refined using 2015 imagery for the CCWP

Part of TRCA's Regional Watershed Monitoring Program (RWMP)