UTRCA Flood and Regulations Limits Data
The 2007 Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Flood and Regulation Limits GIS Data has been clipped to the immediate area of the University of Western Ontario. The file size of the entire vector dataset is approximately 1mb. Also included is a digital, poster sized map of the data over the City of London 2006 orthoimagery.
Coordinate system: UTM - NAD 83, Zone 17
Source format: ESRI Shapefiles (ArcGIS/ArcView)
Received: May 2007
Library Call Number: GD.CA.06 (Regional)
Available Themes / Layers (Vector Format)
100 Year Flood Elevation, 250 Year Flood Elevation, Cross Sections, and the UTRCA Flood Regulation Limit.
Restrictions on Access
This resource is available to University of Western Ontario students, faculty and staff for academic, research or personal reasons. Patrons will be required to present a valid UWO ID card and sign a release form when requesting the data. Data must be requested in person at the Map and Data Centre Reference desk.
Data Manipulation / Usage
The Map and Data Centre has 2 GIS workstations equipped with ArcGIS 10.0 and other software to explore/manipulate the data. Western users may also copy requested resources to a data storage device (ex. USB flash drive, CD-R) for research or teaching use outside of the library. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) should be cited in any maps or graphics generated.
Sample View of the Data
100 and 250 Year Flood Elevations near the Perth Drive Complex (with Orthoimagery)
Sample Citation
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Flood and Regulation Limits [computer file]. London, Ontario: Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, 2007.
