Buried-valley aquifers in the Canadian prairies: Geology, hydrogeology, and origin

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 987-1004

  Cummings, Don I ^a   Russell, Hazen A J ^b   Sharpe, David R ^b  

^a DC Geosciences   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADIAN PRAIRIE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; LATE TERTIARY; LOW PERMEABILITY; MINERALIZED GROUNDWATER; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PROGLACIAL; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

AQUIFERS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

LANDFORMS;

BEDROCK; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAMICTON; DROUGHT; GLACIATION; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PERMEABILITY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRAIRIE; QUATERNARY; SHALE; SPILLWAY; TERTIARY; TILL; UNCONFORMITY; UPLIFT; VALLEY; VALLEY FILL;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84865234347     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E2012-041     Document Type: Review

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