Borehole «Swimming Pt5 91GSC5» (at site «Mackenzie Delta», Canada) inactive
Permafrost Setting
| Permafrost Thickness | m |
| Permafrost Zone | Discontinuous |
Environmental Setting
| Vegetation Type | Shrub Tundra |
| Vegetation | |
| Hydrology | |
| Landform | Valley side of East Channel of Mackenzie, cut into ice contact deposits |
| Lithology | 2m sandy gravel over 16m sand, over 4m icy sand becoming less icy with depth |
| Morphology | Valley. Local relief: 20m |
| Description | |
| Slope | 3° |
| Aspect | 270° |
| Prior Records | ../04/1991, continuing occasionally |
Description
Adjacent active layer monitoring site, borehole and surface geophysics
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Measurement Method
Drilling
| Drilling Method | Shot hole, air rotary |
| Date Drilled | 1991-01-01 |
| Depth | 30 m |
| Drilling Angle | 90° |
| Diameter | cm |
| Deepest Sensor | 30 m |
Accessibility
| Type | Helicopter or snowmobile. Winter road |
| Distance From Road | 2000 m |
Disturbance(s)
| Disturbance | no disturbance |
| Distance | m |
| Disturbance (Other) | |
| Distance | m |
Contact(s)
Responsible Person
Mark Nixon ORCID
Geological Survey of Canada (GSV)
601 Booth St.,
Ontario, K1A 0E8 Ottawa
Canada
Mark Nixon ORCID
Geological Survey of Canada (GSV)
601 Booth St.,
Ontario, K1A 0E8 Ottawa
Canada
Location
Elevation: 0 m.a.s.l.
Latitude, Longitude: 69.10861°, -134.34806°
Latitude, Longitude: 69.10861°, -134.34806°
Photo(s)
How to cite this borehole
Mark Nixon, Margo Burgess, Sharon Smith: Permafrost Temperature (PT) at «Swimming Pt5 91GSC5» (Canada). Code: 91GSC5, GTN-P PID: pt/154.
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Entry created: 2024-08-21 12:14, Entry last modified: 2026-05-15 11:44 – Time Zone: UTC/GMT -07:00
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