Hydrogeology of a thick clay till and Cretaceous clay sequence, Saskatchewan, Canada

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1041-1052

  Joel Shaw, R ^a,b   Jim Hendry, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquitards; Battleford till; Cretaceous clay; Geotechnical properties; Hydrogeologic properties; Hydrogeology

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; FRACTURE; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; OXIDATION; POROSITY; WATER;

AQUITARDS; BATTLEFORD TILL; CLAY RICH GLACIAL TILL; CRETACEOUS CLAY; GLACIATION; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; HYDROGEOLOGY; SLUG TEST; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

CLAY;

AQUITARD; CLAY; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; TILL;

CANADA;

EID: 0032322488     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cgj-35-6-1041     Document Type: Article

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