Legend (whse/bcgw_pub_whse_basemapping)

Freshwater Atlas Obstructions (108) Beaver Dam Rapids Falls Dam Sinkhole Artifical Falls Deleted Falls BC SPOT Elevation Points 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (106) Spot Elevation NTS BC Transport Points 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (104) Air Field Air Feature - Condition Unknown Anchorage - Seaplane Airfield Airport Airport.Abandoned Seaplane Base Heliport Ferry Route Airport Freshwater Atlas Stream Directions (102) Downstream direction from _SP Meteorological Monitoring Sites (96) Railway Junction Point (94) Junction - intersection or track segment delimiter (7.5M) Major Cities - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps of BC (90) TRIM Surface Points (88) NTS BC Water Points 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (85) Rapids Falls Dam Sinkhole Railway Markerpost Point (80) Markerpost - indicates distance along network NTS BC Designated Area Points 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (76) Beacon Building Village Campground/Campsite Tower/Mast Tower/Mast - Microwave Campground Campsite Mine Park/Picnic Area Town Fire Lookout - Tower Oil/Gas Facilities Electric Facility/Transformer Station Beacon - Marine Navigation Aid - Light(symbol) Mine - Abandoned Terminal/Station - Railroad Ski Area AG97800100 Monument (Historical) Park School Tank Cabin/Hut/Shack Ranger/Warden Station Customs Office Tower - Clearance(symbol) Freshwater Atlas Named Point Features (75) Fresh Water Marine BC Designated Areas Points 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (72) Built-up Area Builtup Area - Community/Locality Hospital Customs Office TRIM Contours Points (71) Spot Height Mountain Peak Railway Structure Point (67) Culvert BC Geographical Names (60) NTS BC Landform Points 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (55) Rock BC Major Cities Points 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (54) District Municipality Village City Village - Unincorporated Town TRIM Miscellaneous Points (53) Monument (Horizontal Control) Monument (Vertical Control) Photo Centre Cadastral Point - Permanently Marked Reversion (No Join) TRIM Landcover Points (49) Unknown Log Landing Opening Snag Cut Block Cut Block - Regenerating Logging - selective Windfall Burns Burn - Regenerating Railway Crossing Point (41) TRIM Water Points (36) Rapids Dam Flooded Land - Inundated Marsh Swamp Breakwall or Breakwater - Small Sand or Gravel Bar Flow Arrow Arrowhead Island - Definite Island - Position Approximate Water Level Sinkhole BC Transport Points 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (26) Seaplane Custom Port Airstrip Ferry Route Railway Station Point (19) BC Water Points 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (15) Falls Dam TRIM Transportation Points (6) Helipad Turntable (Railway) Toll Gate TRIM Cultural Points (5) Pit (Gravel) Barn Silo Greenhouse Station (Communication) College School University Fire Lookout - Tower Customs Office Fire Station Penitentiary Police Station Post Office City Hall Hospital Church Building Tower or Mast Tower or Mast - Microwave Tower - Transmission Burner Crane - Permanent Gas Well Oil Well Smoke Stack or Chimney Beacon Lighthouse Dock - Pier or Wharf Tank Monument (Horizontal Control) Monument (International Boundary) Monument (Interprovincial Boundary) Monument (Vertical Control) Photo Centre NTS BC Contour Lines 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (105) Contour - Index Contour - Intermediate Area of Exclusion Area of Indefinite Contours TRIM Water Lines (100) Canal Dam Dam - Beaver Ditch Falls Flume Rapids River or Stream - Definite River or Stream - Dry River or Stream - Indefinite River or Stream - Left Bank River or Stream - Right Bank Dam - section Base Flooded Land - Inundated Lake - Definite Lake - Indefinite Lake - Intermittent Reservoir - Definite Reservoir - Indefinite Reservoir - Intermittent Marsh Swamp Glacier Icefield Breakwall or Breakwater - Large Dyke or Levee Island - Definite Sand Bar Sea Wall Coastline - Definite Coastline - Indefinite Freshwater Atlas Watershed Boundaries (99) Non-HOL lines used for watersheds Watershed boundary (HOL), principle Watershed boundary (HOL), non-principle Non-HOL lines used for watersheds UTM Grid Lines at 1 Kilometre Intervals (98) 7 Zone 8 Zone 9 Zone 10 Zone 11 Zone Freshwater Atlas Linear Boundaries (97) Ice Field Or Glacier Boundary Waterbody Delimiter River Or Channel Delimiter Lake Shoreline Lake And Wetland Shoreline Lake Shoreline Delimiter Island Shoreline Island And Wetland Shoreline Wetland Shoreline River - Right Bank River And Wetland - Right Bank River - Left Bank River And Wetland - Left Bank Island In River - Right Bank Island With Wetland In River - Right Bank Island In River - Left Bank Island and Wetland In River - Left Bank Canal Or Reservoir Administrative Boundary TRIM Miscellaneous Lines (95) Cutline Freshwater Atlas Coastlines (91) Coastline Coastline - River Delimiter (7.5M) Drainage Lines - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps for BC (89) (1:7,500,000) Water - Rivers TRIM Landcover Lines (87) TRIM Cultural Lines (83) Yard Yard - Auto Wrecker Yard - Lumber Yard - Stock Fish Hatchery Electrical Substation Complex Mine (Open-pit) Mine (Underground) Pile - Raw Material Pit Pit - Abandoned Ammunition Dump Military Establishment Campground or Campsite Drive-in Theatre Exhibition Ground Golf Course Park Playing Field (Sports) Race Track Race Track - Athletic Driving Range Rifle Range Zoo Cemetery Trailer Park Dump Sewage Leaching Field Tailing Pile or Pond or Dump Mine - Tailing Pond Built-up Area Designated Area Barn Greenhouse College Library School University Customs Office City Hall Courthouse Fire Station Penitentiary Police Station Post Office Hospital Church Building Drydock Ski Lift Aerial Cableway Conveyor Dock - Ferry Dock Marina Pier Fence Cable Transmission Line Pipeline Settling Basin - Sewage Tank Quarry (Water Filled) BC Transmission Lines (77) Transmission Lines TRIM Surface Features Lines (74) Mapped Floodplains in BC (Historical) - Study Area Limits (70) Digital Road Atlas (DRA) - Master Partially-Attributed Roads (68) Ferry Highway Freeway Arterial Collector Ramp Yield Service Local Road Strata Road Restricted Access Runway Lane Recreation Resource Skid Trail Driveway Trail Pedestrian Mall Water Access Alleyway Unknown NTS BC Landcover Lines 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (65) Wooded Area BC Basemap Lines 1:6,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (61) NTS BC Water Lines 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (50) Conduit - Aboveground Conduit - Electrical - Underground Canal - Irrigation Falls Penstock Rapids River or Stream - Definite River or Stream - Braided River or Stream - Disappearing River or Stream - Dry River or Stream - Indefinite River or Stream - Left Bank River or Stream - Right Bank Penstock - Underground Dam Flooded Land - Inundated Lake - Definite Lake - Indefinite Lake - Intermittent Lake - Marshy Reservoir - Definite Flooded Land - Inundated Indefinite Lake - Marshy Indefinite Marsh Icefield Icemass - Debris Covered Ice Beach Breakwall or Breakwater - Large Dyke or Levee Island - Definite Sand Bar Tidal Flats Coastline - Definite Coastline - Indefinite Railway Track Line (44) (7.5M) Major Roads - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps for BC (43) TRIM Transportation Lines (38) Airfield Airport Airstrip Airport Abandoned Ferry Route Road Road (Gravel Undivided) - 1 Lane Road (Gravel Undivided) - 2 Lanes Road (Gravel Undivided) - U C - 1 Lane Road (Gravel Undivided) - U C - 2 Lanes Road (Paved Divided) - Not Elevated - 1 Lane Each Way Road (Paved Divided) - Not Elevated - 2 Lanes Each Way Road (Paved Divided) - U C - Not Elevated - 1 Lane Each Way Road (Paved Divided) - U C - Not Elevated - 2 Lanes Each Way Road (Paved Undivided) - Not Elevated - 1 Lane Road (Paved Undivided) - Not Elevated - 2 Lanes Road (Paved Undivided) Not Elevated - 3 Lanes Road (Paved Undivided) - Not Elevated - 4 Lanes Road (Paved Undivided) Not Elevated - More Than 4 Lanes Road (Paved Undivided) U C - Not Elevated - 1 Lane Road (Paved Undivided) - U C - Not Elevated - 4 Lanes Road (Unimproved) Road Over-grown Road (Loose access Dry Weather) Cut (Roadway) Embankment or Fill (Roadway) Retaining Wall Snow Shed (Railway) Trail Trail (Skid) Bridge - Foot Bridge - Trestle Tunnel Bridge Rail Line (Double Track) Rail Line (Double Track) Light Rail Transit - Elevated Rail Line (Double Track) Light Rail Transit - Surface Rail Line (Multiple Track) Rail Line (Single Track) Rail Line - Abandoned Track Rail Line (Single Track) ht Rail Transit - Surface Spur Railway Structure Line (37) Bridge Bridge Moveable Snowshed Tunnel UTM Grid Lines at 10 Kilometre Intervals (35) 7 Zone 8 Zone 9 Zone 10 Zone 11 Zone Freshwater Atlas Stream Network (34) Stream - Main Flow Stream - Secondary Flow Wetland - Main Flow Wetland - Secondary Flow Lake Skeleton - Main Flow Lake Skeleton - Secondary Flow Lake Arm Skeleton - Secondary Flow River Skeleton - Main Flow River Skeleton - Secondary Flow Flow Connector Isolated Waterbody Skeleton - Main flow Underground Connector - Main Flow Inferred Connector Manmade - Main Flow Manmade - Secondary Flow Flow Connector - Outside BC BC Provincial Boundaries Lines 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (33) Boundary (International) Boundary (Interprovincial) (7.5M) Boundary Lines - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps for BC (25) NTS BC Designated Area Lines 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (22) Mine (Underground) Pit Quarry Mine Sewage Leaching Field Tailing Pile or Pond or Dump Built-up Area Designated Area Oil or Gas Facilities Ski Lift Conveyor Wharf BC Designated Areas Lines 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (21) Hospital Park TRIM Contour Lines (16) Contour - Index Contour - Index Indefinite Contour - Index Depression Contour - Index Depression Indefinite Contour - Intermediate Contour - Intermediate Indefinite Contour - Intermediate Depression Contour - Intermediate Depression Indefinite NTS BC Coastline Lines 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (10) Boundary (International) Boundary (Interprovincial) River or Stream - Left Bank River or Stream - Right Bank Beach Breakwall or Breakwater - Large Island - Definite Sand Bar Tidal Flats Coastline - Definite BC Transport Lines 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (9) Ferry Route Road - Trunk Road - Main Road - Local Bridge Rail Line NTS BC Transport Lines 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (3) Ferry Route Aerial Cableway Road (Gravel Undivided) - 1 Lane Road (Gravel Undivided) - 3 Lanes Road - Paved lanes 2 or More Divided Road (Paved Undivided) - Not Elevated - 1 Lane Road (Paved Undivided) - Not Elevated - 2 Lanes Road - Paved lanes 3 or More Undivided Road (Unimproved) Road - Loose access Dry Weather Road (Winter Road) Road - Paved lanes 2 Undivided Road - Paved lanes 2 Undivided U C Road - Paved Divided access Non Standard Track - Cart or Tractor Causeway (Railway) Cut (Roadway) Trail Tunnel Bridge Rail Line - Narrow Gauge - Single Track Rail Line (Multiple Track) Rail Line (Single Track) Rail Line - Abandoned Track Cable - Telephone Cable - Underwater Line (Transmission) - Electrical Line (Transmission) - Electrical - Primary Pipeline - Aboveground Pipeline - Crude or Synthetic Oil - Transmission - Above Ground Pipeline - Crude or Synthetic Oil - Transmission - Underground Pipeline - Natural Gas - Transmission - Above Ground Pipeline - Natural Gas - Transmission - Underground Pipeline - Underground BC Water Lines 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (1) River or Stream - Definite River or Stream - Left Bank River or Stream - Right Bank Dam Lake - Definite Icefield Island - Defintie Coastline - Definite NTS BC Landform Lines 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (0) Ledge Cliff Esker Moraine Glaciers (110) Historical Glaciers (109) Waterbodies - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (107) Mine - Tailing Pond Lake - Definite Reservoir - Definite (7.5M) National Parks - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps for BC (103) Federal Parks (1:7,500,000) (7.5M) Provinces and States - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps for BC (101) Hydro: Related Features - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (93) Landmark - Dock, Wharf, etc. - Outlined (1:20,000) BC Major Watersheds (92) Watershed Boundary Freshwater Atlas Watershed Groups (86) Watershed Groups Mapped Floodplains in BC (Historical) (84) BCGS 1:20,000 Grid (82) Mapsheet Grid - 20K Airfields - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (81) Transportation - Airfield - Outlined (1:20,000) BCGS 1:5,000 Grid (79) Mapsheet Grid - 5K BC Water Polygons 1:6,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (78) River or Stream - Definite Lake - Definite NTS BC River, Lake and Wetland Polygons 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (73) Island - Definite River or Stream - Definite Reservoir - Definite Flooded Land - Inundated Indefinite Quarry (Water-filled) Lake - Definite Lake - Indefinite Lake - Intermittent Marsh Lake - Marshy Indefinite Lake - Marshy NTS BC Coastline Polygons 1:250,000 - Digital Baseline Mapping (NTS) (69) OCEAN Freshwater Atlas Bays and Channels (66) Freshwater Bay Freshwater Channel Marine Bay Marine Channel NTS 50K Grid Digital Baseline Mapping at 1:50,000 (NTS) (64) Mapsheet Grid - 50K Ocean - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (63) Water - Ocean - Outlined (1:20,000) BCGS 1:2,500 Mapsheet Grid - NAD 27 (62) Mapsheet Grid - NAD27 (1:2,500) Designated Areas - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (59) Landmark - Cemetery, Park, etc. - Outlined (1:20,000) Landforms - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (58) Landforms - Lava Flow, Moraine, etc. - Outlined (1:20,000) UTM Zones of British Columbia (57) Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zones Landsat Image Catalogue Acquisition Dates Spatial View (SII) (56) Landsat Image Acquisition Dates - Outlined NTS 250K Grid - Digital Baseline Mapping at 1:250,000 (NTS) (52) Mapsheet Grid - 250K Buildings - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (51) Landmark - Buildings - Outlined (1:20,000) Landmark Structures - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (48) Landmark - Tower, Well, etc. - Outlined (1:20,000) Freshwater Atlas Named Watersheds (47) Named Watersheds Freshwater Atlas Islands (46) Freshwater Marine Marine And Freshwater Wetlands - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (45) Flooded Land - Inundated Marsh Swamp Hydro: Navigational Barriers - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (42) Water - Dams, Falls, etc. - Outlined (1:20,000) Local and Regional Greenspaces (40) Local and Regional Greenspaces BCGS 1:50,000 Grid (39) MOFR Mapsheet Grid (1:50,000) BC River, Lake and Wetland Polygons 1:2,000,000 (Digital Baseline Mapping) (32) (7.5M) Bathymetric - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps for BC (31) Freshwater Atlas Manmade Waterbodies (30) Reservoir - Definite Reservoir - Indefinite Reservoir - Intermittent Canal Settling Basin - Sewage Tailing Pond Dump BCGS 1:2,500 Mapsheet Grid - NAD 83 (29) Mapsheet Grid (1:2,500) (7.5M) Drainage Polygons - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps for BC (28) Freshwater Atlas Glaciers (27) Glacier Icefield Extraction Sites - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (24) Landmark - Mine, Pit, etc. - Outlined (1:20,000) Watercourses - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (23) Canal River or Stream - Definite Freshwater Atlas Lakes (20) Lake - Definite Lake - Indefinite Lake - Intermittent Freshwater Atlas Assessment Watersheds (18) Assessment Watershed Freshwater Atlas Rivers (17) River - Definite Freshwater Atlas Wetlands (14) Marsh Swamp Flooded Land - Inundated Baseline Thematic Mapping Present Land Use Version 1 Spatial Layer (13) Present Land Use (1992-1997) BC Hexagonal Grid (12) Ice Masses - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (11) Glacier Icefield BCGS 1:10,000 Grid (8) Mapsheet Grid - 10K Built-up Areas - TRIM Enhanced Base Map (EBM) (7) Landmark - Built-up Areas - Outlined (1:20,000) Freshwater Atlas Watersheds (4) Watersheds Physiographic Areas (2)