Watershed Context Report: Rainy River-Headwaters

This report provides an overview of ecological conditions and human influences in the Rainy River-Headwaters watershed. Physical characteristics, landscape alterations, human infrastructure and population trends influence watershed health and health risk. This background information is foundational for understanding the health challenges that face the watershed. This report is designed as a companion document for exploring watershed health scores and other data with the WHAF interactive map. The appendix lists the spatial data sources for each report page. Each appendix entry is hyper-linked to open the WHAF map with that data displayed for further exploration.