Appendix

Input variables used in the streamflow classification (Wang et al., 2012):

MAP              mean annual precipitation (mm),

MAT              mean annual temperature (°C),

MWMT        mean warmest month temperature (°C),

MCMT          mean coldest month temperature (°C),

TD                  temperature difference between MWMT and MCMT, or continentality (°C),

MSP              mean annual summer (May to Sept.) precipitation (mm),

PAS                precipitation as snow (mm) between August in previous year and July in current year

Eref               Hargreaves reference evaporation (mm)

MAR             mean annual solar radiation (MJ m‐2 d‐1 )

RH                Relative humidity (%)

FFP               frost-free period

PPT_wt        winter precipitation (mm)

PPT_sp        spring precipitation (mm)

PPT_sm       summer precipitation (mm)

PPT_at        autumn precipitation (mm)

Tave_wt      winter mean temperature (°C)

Tave_sp       spring mean temperature (°C)

Tave_sm      summer mean temperature (°C)

Tave_at        autumn (Sep. – Nov.) mean temperature (°C)

DD_0_sp      spring degree-days below 0°C

DD_0_at       autumn degree-days below 0°C

DD_18_sp     spring degree-days below 18°C

DD_18_sm    summer degree-days below 18°C

DD_18_at     autumn degree-days below 18°C

PAS_wt         winter precipitation as snow (mm)

PAS_sp         spring precipitation as snow (mm)

PAS_at          autumn precipitation as snow (mm)

DrainageAr    drainage area from HYDAT dataset (km2)

MEAN_ELEV      basin mean elevation from EAUBC Rivers dataset (m)

Easting           easting of the UTM coordinate of the gauge location (m)

Northing        northing of the UTM coordinate of the gauge location (m)

HYDRO_MOD         streamflow regimes classified by the EAUBC Rivers dataset