Reconstructed Proglacial Lakes in Alberta: Drainage Channels (GIS data, line features)

Publication Type
Data
Published Date
Topic
Oil and Gas
Publication ID
DIG 2019-0023
Publication ID Extended
Digital Data 2019-0023
Publication
Abstract

This GIS dataset depicts the location of meltwater channels that drained proglacial lakes during retreat of the last continental glaciation of Alberta. The data were created in geodatabase format and output for public distribution in shapefile format.

Citation

Utting, D.J. (2019): Reconstructed proglacial lakes in Alberta: drainage channels (GIS data, line features); Alberta Energy Regulator / Alberta Geological Survey, AER/AGS Digital Data 2019-0023.

Place Keywords
alberta, canada
Theme Keywords
glacial history, glacial lake edmonton, glacial lake hay, glacial lake mcmurray, glaciation, glaciolacustrine