Water Stewardship Information Sources

Resource Name Inventory of bedrock geology maps, by author, in the NE
Unique File Number 412
Information Type inventory
Surface Water
Aquatic Ecosystem
Groundwater A
Groundwater & Surface Water
Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards
Strengths The distribution of major geological units in the shallow subsurface can be predicted using bedrock geology maps.
Limitations
Challenges
Outstanding Research Questions
Outstanding Research Questions
Information Subtype geology
Organization GSC; British Columbia Geological Survey
Resource Name Inventory of bedrock geology maps, by author, in the NE: at 1:250 000 scale (Irish, 1958; Stott and Taylor, 1968a, b; Taylor, 1972; Thompson, 1975a–c; Stott and Taylor, 1979; Taylor, 1979; Stott et al., 1983; McMechan, 1994; Taylor and Stott, 1999) and other regional scales (Cecile et al., 2000; McMechan, 2000; Okulitch et al., 2002).
Resource Purpose The distribution of major geological units in the shallow subsurface can be predicted using bedrock geology maps.
Type of Information geology reports and maps
How does this help decision making? Providing framework to understand overlying surficial materials to beeter understand groundwater resource.
Program Status completed
NE Coverage NE Coverage
Drinking Water
Ecosystem
Fish
Groundwater Y
Public Safety
SW Quality
SW Quantity
Link This mapping is compiled at the provincial scale on the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines MapPlace website (MapPlace, 2012)
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