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TitleCanadian groundwater inventory: regional hydrogeological characterization of the Annapolis Valley aquifers
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AuthorRivard, CORCID logo; Paradis, DORCID logo; Paradis, S J; Bolduc, A; Morin, R H; Liao, S; Pullan, S; Gauthier, M -J; Trépanier, S; Blackmore, A; Spooner, I; Deblonde, C; Boivin, R; Fernandes, R AORCID logo; Castonguay, SORCID logo; Hamblin, T; Michaud, Y; Drage, J; Paniconi, C
SourceGeological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 598, 2012, 161 pages; 1 CD-ROM, https://doi.org/10.4095/288107 Open Access logo Open Access
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Year2012
PublisherNatural Resources Canada
Documentserial
Lang.English
Mediapaper; CD-ROM; on-line; digital
RelatedThis publication is related to the following publications
File formatreadme / lisez-moi
File formatpdf; txt
ProvinceNova Scotia
NTS21A/10NW; 21A/11NE; 21A/11NW; 21A/12NE; 21A/13SE; 21A/14; 21A/15; 21H/01; 21H/02; 21H/03SE
AreaAnnapolis County; Kings County; Annapolis River; Annapolis Valley; Cornwallis Valley
Lat/Long WENS -65.5667 -64.2500 45.2500 44.5667
Subjectshydrogeology; regional geology; stratigraphy; surficial geology/geomorphology; geochemistry; groundwater; groundwater resources; groundwater regimes; resource estimation; aquifers; hydrodynamics; hydraulic analyses; boreholes; pump tests; hydrologic environment; hydrologic budget; recharge rates; groundwater levels; hydraulic conductivity; bedrock geology; sedimentary rocks; hydrostratigraphic units; structural features; faults; overburden thickness; groundwater pollution; water quality; soils; soil samples; geophysical surveys; land use; vegetation; models; glaciation; glacial features; ice movement directions; postglacial deposits; organic deposits; colluvial deposits; alluvial deposits; fluvial deposits; intertidal deposits; glacial deposits; glaciolacustrine deposits; marine deposits; glaciofluvial deposits; tills; ice contact deposits; watersheds; surface waters; potentiometric surfaces; geochemical analyses; major element geochemistry; minor element geochemistry; chloride geochemistry; iron geochemistry; manganese geochemistry; sodium geochemistry; nitrate; trace metals; arsenic geochemistry; lead geochemistry; total dissolved solids; acidity; stable isotope studies; oxygen isotopes; hydrogen isotopes; resource management; regional planning; Annapolis watershed; Canard watershed; Cornwallis watershed; Habitant watershed; Pereau watershed; Thomas Brook sub-watershed; Fundy Group; North Mountain Formation; Blomidon Formation; Wolfville Formation; Horton Group; Horton Bluff Formation; South Mountain Batholith; Torbrook Formation; New Canaan Formation; Kentville Formation; White Rock Formation; Meguma Group; Halifax Formation; Goldenville Formation; Sustainable development; Hydrology; monitoring; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary; Mesozoic; Jurassic; Triassic; Paleozoic; Carboniferous; Devonian; Silurian; Ordovician; Cambrian
Illustrationsphotographs; location maps; tables; cross-sections; graphs; schematic representations; block diagrams; plots; stereonets
ProgramGroundwater Inventory: aquifer systems in Canada
Released2012 02 08
AbstractThe Annapolis-Cornwallis Valley Aquifer Study was a regional hydrogeological study focusing on major aquifer units of the most important agricultural area of Nova Scotia. The study area covered 2100 km2, and included sedimentary rocks of the Wolfville and Blomidon formations, as well as part of the North and South mountains bordering the valley. The surficial sediment cover is mainly composed of glacial tills, but sand and gravel units are also present in the eastern part of the valley. The main objectives of this project were to improve the general understanding of groundwater flow dynamics and to provide baseline information and tools for a regional groundwater resource assessment.
The main bedrock aquifers of the Valley are located in the Wolfville and Blomidon formations, which are composed of lenticular bodies of sandstone, conglomerate, shale and siltstone in variable proportions. The aquifers are often confined and the flow is topographically-driven. Their hydraulic conductivities are in the range of 10-6-10-5 m/s. Good aquifers, though limited in extent, can also be found in the sand and gravel units, with hydraulic conductivities on the order of 10-4 m/s. Groundwater recharge was estimated to range between 115 and 224 mm/a over the entire study area. The vulnerability study showed that bedrock aquifers are typically less vulnerable than surficial aquifers, with the Wolfville Formation being the most vulnerable bedrock formation. Groundwater of the Valley is generally of good quality, although nitrate levels are of concern in several areas.
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