Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Sahtu Settlement Area, Dehcho Region
Tags: physical sciences, sedimentology, paleohydrology, stratigraphy, sediment transport, erosion
| Principal Investigator: | Coulombe-Pontbriand, Moise (1) |
| Licence Number: | 13307 |
| Organization: | University of Calgary |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2002
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| Issued: | May 12, 2002 |
| Project Team: | Brian Junk |
Objective(s): The study will attempt to reconstruct the past 10,000 year geomorphological and hydrological history of the Mackenzie River using sedimentological records of fluvial deposits. The objectives are: 1) to pinpoint the "exact age" of the Mackenzie River (date of breaching of the Rampart Limestone Barrier near Fort Good Hope and the consequent draining of Paleao Glacial Lake Mackenzie); 2) to investigate the long-term behaviour of the Mackenzie River (aggradation, degradation, stability, lateral accretion, etc) using geophysical methods (ground penetrating radar (GPR) and electro-resistivity (ERGI); 3) to reconstruct past hydrological history (ice jam frequency) of the river by interpreting sedimentological records of floodplain. The proposed study will provide a better understanding of the Mackenzie River past and present behaviour.
