| Title | Water level data from the Bells Corners Borehole Calibration Facility (2019-2021), Ottawa, Ontario |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Brewer, K D |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8896, 2022, 5 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/330087  Open Access |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | digital; on-line |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; rtf; xlsx (Microsoft® Excel®) |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 31G/05 |
| Area | Ottawa |
| Lat/Long WENS | -76.0000 -75.5000 45.5000 45.2500 |
| Subjects | hydrogeology; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; groundwater resources; groundwater flow; flow structures; boreholes; water levels; bedrock geology; basement geology; lithology; sedimentary
rocks; sandstones; carbonates; dolomites; igneous rocks; meteorology; precipitation; temperature; in-field instrumentation; Phanerozoic; Paleozoic; Precambrian |
| Illustrations | location maps; 3-D diagrams; ternary diagrams; tables; time series |
| Program | Groundwater Geoscience Archetypal Aquifers of Canada |
| Released | 2022 05 19 |
| Abstract | (unpublished)
The Geological Survey of Canada's deep borehole test site at the Bells Corners Borehole Calibration Facility in Ottawa, Ontario, has been in use since the 1980's for the
development and calibration of geophysical logging instrumentation. In more recent times, the need for monitored deep borehole sites in Canada is increasingly important for long-term research into groundwater flow through fractured bedrock, and
surface to groundwater interaction. In 2019, the facility underwent repairs to reopen deep boreholes, replace surface casings, and install atmospheric monitoring equipment. This report documents new groundwater level datasets in three of the six
boreholes in the well cluster from March 2019 to October 2021. The compilation also integrates rainfall and air temperature data from a rain gauge installed on the site which provides insight into the rapid response times of this fractured bedrock
system. This new water level information augments the growing number of datasets supporting the ongoing study of hydrogeological conditions at the calibration facility. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The Bells Corners Borehole Calibration Facility was developed by the Geological Survey of Canada in the late 1970's in Ottawa, Ontario. The Facility
played a significant role in the advancement of Canadian geophysical logging instrumentation for exploration, and continues to provide reference datasets for the calibration of industry, government, and academia's logging tools. In recent years,
interest in the Facility is becoming more multi-disciplinary. The need for continuous groundwater monitoring sites in Canada is increasingly important for long-term research into groundwater flow through fractured bedrock. This report documents new
groundwater level datasets in three of the six boreholes in the well cluster from March 2019 to October 2021. The compilation also integrates rainfall and air temperature data from a rain gauge installed on the site. Together with existing borehole
information, these new datasets provide insight into the hydrogeological conditions at the test site. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 330087 |
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