The characterization of riparian strips was carried out on 400 km of agricultural watercourses for the territory of 5 MRCs in Montérégie (Beauharnois-Salaberry, Haut-Richelieu, Jardins-de-Napierville, Marguerite-d'Youville, Vallée-du-Richelieu). The results obtained by photo-interpretation, based on the width of riparian sections calculated from the high water mark and the slope of the embankment, were aggregated to produce global results by municipality. The project was carried out as part of the Regional Data Acquisition Program on Wetlands and Water Environments (PRADMHH) and received funding from the Regional and Rural Development Fund (FRR) of the MAMH's Montérégie Regional Directorate. Criteria used to characterize riparian strip compliance. Conformity of the riparian strip (Criteria used according to the width of the riparian strip) Not compliant (The non-compliant riparian strip has a total width of less than 3 meters) Nearly compliant (The near-compliant riparian strip has a total width of 3 meters or more, but a width of less than one meter on the embankment) Compliant (The compliant riparian strip has a total width of three meters or more and a width of at least one meter on the slope) Compliant (The compliant shoreline has a total width of three meters or more and a width of at least one meter on the embankment) Compliant (The compliant shoreline has a total width of three meters or more and a width of at least one meter on the embankment) Compliant (The compliant shoreline has a total width of three meters or more and a width (meter on the slope of the embankment) Exceptional (The exceptional riparian strip has a total width of 5 meters or more and a width of 3 meters or more (from the slope of the slope)**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**