Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Plouffe, A. Originator: Paulen, R.C. Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Caribou Creek Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open File Issue_Identification: 5460 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Ottawa, Ontario Publisher: Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada Other_Citation_Details: Recommended citation: Plouffe, A. and Paulen, R.C. 2007: Surficial geology, Caribou Creek, Alberta; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5460; Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Alberta Geological Survey, Map 415, scale 1:100 000. Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: The Caribou Creek map area is located in northwestern Alberta within the Fort Nelson and Peace River lowlands. The Fort Nelson Lowlands is a region of flat relief with an elevation varying from 300 to 500 m above sea level (asl) and is incised by the Peace River, forming the Peace River Lowlands. The region drains to the east into the Peace River which is part of the Mackenzie River drainage. The main economic activities in the map area include gas exploitation and logging and to a lesser extent agriculture. The surficial geology of the map area was interpreted from 1:60 000 scale black and white air photographs dating to 1983, 1993, and 1994 and produced by the Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. In addition and to a lesser extent, the surficial geology was interpreted from the shuttle radar topography mission (SRTM) imagery (SRTM 3-arc second; 90 m resolution). Field work was conducted during a 3 week period in the summer of 2005. Till in the Caribou Creek map area consists of a clayey diamicton (10 to 40% clay) with a clast content varying from 5 to 20 %. Clast lithologies in till consist of locally derived shale and ironstone intermixed with Canadian Shield and Proterozoic to Paleozoic sedimentary bedrock transported from the northeast. Glaciofluvial sediments are rare. One esker was mapped in the south central part of the map area, from air photo interpretation with no ground evaluation. The esker formed during glacial conditions and subsequently, was submerged in a glacial lake early during deglaciation. This esker was mapped as an ice-contact glaciofluvial deposit, but it may be overlain by a veneer of glacial lake sediments. Glacial lake sediments are dominantly massive and rarely bedded. Because of the low clast content of till and poor sediment exposures the distinction between till and glacial lake sediments was difficult in several places. Eolian sediments composed of well sorted fine sand and minor silt are confined to the vicinity of the Peace River valley. Fluvial sediments are restricted in extent except along the Peace River where well developed terraces occur at up to 60 m above present river level. Organic deposits in the form of fens and bogs are omnipresent in the Caribou Creek map area. This map represents a product of the project Shallow Gas and Diamond Opportunities in Northern Alberta and British Columbia of the Northern Resources Development Program of the Geological Survey of Canada. The project is conducted in collaboration with the Alberta Geological Survey and the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. Purpose: Supplemental_Information: Data set is in English. Map is published in conjunction with the following organizations: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Alberta Geological Survey, Map 415 Magnetic declination stated in degrees and minutes. Annual change stated in minutes. Magnetic declination at NW corner of map: 20°25'E, changing 22.1'W annually. Magnetic declination at SW corner of map: 20°10'E, changing 21.4'W annually. Magnetic declination at NE corner of map: 19°57'E, changing 22'W annually. Magnetic declination at SE corner of map: 19°41'E, changing 21.3'W annually. Magnetic declination at center of map: 20°3'E, changing 21.7'W annually. Number of base data sets used: 1 Base data set 1: Source is Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, ID is unknown, version unknown, unknown Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2006 Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2005 Ending_Date: 2006 Currentness_Reference: Field work years are 2005-2006. Compilation years are 2006. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -118 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.500 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58 Data_Set_G-Polygon: Data_Set_G-Polygon_Outer_G-Ring: G-Ring_Point: G-Ring_Latitude: 58.5000 G-Ring_Longitude: -117.2099 G-Ring_Point: G-Ring_Latitude: 58.5000 G-Ring_Longitude: -118.0000 G-Ring_Point: G-Ring_Latitude: 58.0000 G-Ring_Longitude: -118.0000 G-Ring_Point: G-Ring_Latitude: 58.0000 G-Ring_Longitude: -117 G-Ring_Point: G-Ring_Latitude: 58.5000 G-Ring_Longitude: -117 G-Ring_Point: G-Ring_Latitude: 58.5000 G-Ring_Longitude: -117.2099 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: Geological and geophysical Theme_Keyword: Surficial geology Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place: Place_Keyword: Melito Creek Place_Keyword: Bushe River Place_Keyword: Boyer River Place_Keyword: Chain Ponds Place_Keyword: High Level Place_Keyword: Peace River Place_Keyword: Caribou Creek Place_Keyword: Alberta Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2007 For more information, please contact the Copyright Officer at the following address: ESS Copyright Officer Business Development Office Earth Sciences Sector 615 Booth St., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E9 Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada 2007 Pour plus d'information, prière de communiquer avec le responsable du droit d'auteur à l'adresse suivante : Responsable du droit d'auteur du SST Bureau d'expansion des affaires Secteur des sciences de la Terre 615, rue Booth Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0E9 Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Alain Plouffe Contact_Organization: Natural Resources Canada Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address: 601 Booth Street City: Ottawa State_or_Province: Ontario Postal_Code: K1A 0E8 Country: Canada Contact_Voice_Telephone: 613-995-4390 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 613-992-0190 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aplouffe@NRCan.gc.ca Data_Set_Credit: Affiliated with Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. 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