Bedrock Topography of the Calgary-Lethbridge Corridor

Publication Type
Information Series
Topic
Oil and Gas
Publication ID
INF 150
Publication ID Extended
Information Series 150
Publication
Publication Other
Abstract

This map is a rendering of a computer-generated geostatistical model of the bedrock topography of the Calgary-Lethbridge Corridor using previously published information from Alberta Geological Survey maps and reports, as well as new data.

The bedrock topography is the surface of the top of Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene bedrock, and reveals geomorphic features created by Paleogene to Recent river systems and Quaternary glaciation.

Explanatory notes, references, and data sources accompany the map. These notes describe the distribution of physiographic terrain elements of the bedrock surface across the Calgary-Lethbridge Corridor, and the data sources and geostatistical methods used to interpolate this surface.

Citation

Atkinson, L.A. and Hartman, G.M.D. (2017): Bedrock topography of the Calgary-Lethbridge Corridor; Alberta Energy Regulator, AER/AGS Information Series 150, 1 p.

Place Keywords
alberta, calgary, canada, lethbridge, southern alberta, 82i; 82j
Place Keywords NTS
82g, 82h, 82o, 82p
Theme Keywords
bedrock topography, buried valleys, geology, hydrostratigraphy, sediment thickness, thalwegs