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| Water source | ||||||||||
| Well | Dugout or pond used for domestic water | Stream, river or lake | Wetland, marsh, pond or slough | Source for spring water or aqueduct | ||||||
| Number of structures1 | % | Number of structures1 | % | Number of structures1 | % | Number of structures1 | % | Number of structures1 | % | |
| Canada | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | 8,260 | 10.5 | 1,020 | 2.7 | 2,340 | 5.0 | 1,355 | 3.4 | 515 | 1.7 |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | 70,390 | 89.5 | 36,500 | 97.3 | 44,620 | 95.0 | 37,980 | 96.6 | 30,310 | 98.3 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | X | X | 0 | 0.0 | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0.0 |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | X | X | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | 105 | 10.8 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0.0 |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | 865 | 89.2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 445 | 100 |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | 190 | 15.8 | X | X | 60 | 6.7 | 50 | 7.8 | X | X |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | 1,030 | 85.5 | X | X | 835 | 93.8 | 600 | 93.0 | X | X |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | X | X | X | X | 35 | 3.8 | 25 | 3.6 | X | X |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | X | X | X | X | 880 | 95.7 | 660 | 95.7 | X | X |
| Quebec | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | 1,335 | 11.4 | 115 | 2.5 | 950 | 9.7 | 100 | 2.2 | 130 | 2.1 |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | 10,420 | 88.6 | 4,565 | 97.5 | 8,875 | 90.3 | 4,480 | 97.9 | 5,965 | 97.9 |
| Ontario | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | 3,010 | 13.1 | 190 | 2.8 | 730 | 6.2 | 450 | 4.7 | 160 | 2.5 |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | 19,935 | 86.9 | 6,505 | 97.2 | 11,085 | 93.9 | 9,140 | 95.4 | 6,355 | 97.5 |
| Manitoba | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | 615 | 8.1 | 170 | 3.7 | 160 | 3.5 | 160 | 3.4 | 60 | 1.7 |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | 6,960 | 91.8 | 4,375 | 96.3 | 4,365 | 96.5 | 4,540 | 96.7 | 3,370 | 98.1 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | 1,420 | 10.2 | 160 | 1.7 | 185 | 2.3 | 340 | 4.0 | 55 | 0.8 |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | 12,455 | 89.7 | 9,215 | 98.3 | 8,000 | 97.7 | 8,245 | 96.1 | 6,800 | 99.1 |
| Alberta | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | 1,370 | 8.1 | 305 | 3.1 | 160 | 1.9 | 180 | 2.0 | 65 | 1.2 |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | 15,570 | 91.9 | 9,655 | 96.9 | 8,285 | 98.2 | 8,795 | 98.0 | 5,525 | 98.7 |
| British Columbia | ||||||||||
| 30 metres (100 feet) or less | 105 | 4.8 | 60 | 7.6 | 45 | 2.7 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| More than 30 metres (100 feet) | 2,070 | 95.4 | 730 | 93.0 | 1,625 | 97.6 | 970 | 96.0 | 675 | 100 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals. | ||||||||||
| F too unreliable to be published | ||||||||||
| X supressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. | ||||||||||
| 1. Manure storage structures. | ||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey. | ||||||||||