Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Klassen, J.
Originator: Smerdon, B.D.
Publication Date: 2020
Title: Regional Hydraulic Pathways in the Fox Creek Area, West-Central Alberta (gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2020-0005
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://ags.aer.ca/document/DIG/DIG_2020_0005.zip
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset is part of the regional hydrogeological characterization of the Upper Cretaceous–Quaternary units in the Fox Creek area of west-central Alberta. It represents regional hydraulic pathways to identify locations where permeable Paleogene–Quaternary sediments and permeable bedrock coincide, providing a potential for enhanced vertical groundwater movement. Regional hydraulic pathways were defined from a combination of the lateral extent and thickness of Paleogene–Quaternary stratigraphic units and bedrock sandstone abundance and do not consider specific hydrogeological conditions, such as the potentiometric surface and vertical hydraulic head gradient.
Purpose:
To provide an estimate of locations where vertical groundwater movement may be prevalent in the Fox Creek area.
Supplemental Information: Language: In English;
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20150301
Ending Date: 20181231
Currentness Reference: project start and end dates
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -118.561951
East Bounding Coordinate: -115.599557
North Bounding Coordinate: 54.806055
South Bounding Coordinate: 53.505273
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: cretaceous
Theme Keyword: gis data
Theme Keyword: groundwater
Theme Keyword: groundwater susceptibility
Theme Keyword: hydrogeology
Theme Keyword: quaternary
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: none
Place Keyword: 83e
Place Keyword: 83f
Place Keyword: 83j
Place Keyword: 83k
Place Keyword: 83l
Place Keyword: alberta
Place Keyword: canada
Place Keyword: edson
Place Keyword: fox creek
Place Keyword: hinton
Place Keyword: west central alberta
Place Keyword: whitecourt
Access Constraints: Public
Use Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey as the originator/source of this information is required as described in the Open Government License - Alberta.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: AGS Information Manager
Contact Position: AGS Information Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 638-4491
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1459
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Smerdon, B.D.
Originator: Klassen, J.
Originator: Gardner, W.P.
Publication Date:
Title:
Hydrogeological Characterization of the Upper Cretaceous–Quaternary units in the Fox Creek Area, West-Central Alberta
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Report
Issue Identification: REP 98
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: 978-1-4601-4496-1
Online Linkage: https://www.ags.aer.ca
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Hughes, A.T.
Originator: Klassen, J.
Originator: Smerdon, B.D.
Publication Date: 2020
Title:
Potentiometric Surface of the Upper Cretaceous Units in the Fox Creek Area, West-Central Alberta (gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2020-0004
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: https://www.ags.aer.ca
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Hughes, A.T.
Originator: Klassen, J.
Originator: Smerdon, B.D.
Publication Date: 2020
Title:
Hydraulic Head Data for the Upper Cretaceous Units in the Fox Creek Area, West-Central Alberta (tabular data, tab-delimited format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2020-0006
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: https://www.ags.aer.ca
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Smerdon, B.D.
Originator: Klassen, J.
Publication Date: 2020
Title:
Geochemical and Isotopic Data for the Upper Cretaceous–Quaternary Units in the Fox Creek Area, West-Central Alberta (tabular data, tab-delimited format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2020-0007
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: https://www.ags.aer.ca
Data Quality Information:
Logical Consistency Report:
Grid cell spacing is 500 m by 500 m, and any grid cells with a null value have been assigned the value -9999.
Completeness Report: The final regional hydraulic pathway map covers the study area up to Township 67.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
Originator: Hartman, G.M.D.
Publication Date: 2017
Title:
West-Central Alberta Regional Stratigraphic Model - Top of Stratigraphic Unit 1 Within the Paleogene−Quaternary Succession (gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2017-0010
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
Ending Date: 20170424
Source Currentness Reference: Publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: DIG 2017-0010
Source Contribution: HSU 1
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
Originator: Hartman, G.M.D.
Publication Date: 2017
Title:
West-Central Alberta Regional Stratigraphic Model - Top of Stratigraphic Unit 3 Within the Paleogene−Quaternary Succession (gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2017-0011
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
Ending Date: 20170424
Source Currentness Reference: Publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: DIG 2017-0011
Source Contribution: HSU 3
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
Originator: Hartman, G.M.D.
Publication Date: 2017
Title:
West-Central Alberta Regional Stratigraphic Model - Top of Stratigraphic Unit 4a Within the Paleogene−Quaternary Succession (gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2017-0012
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
Ending Date: 20170424
Source Currentness Reference: Publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: DIG 2017-0012
Source Contribution: HSU 4a
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
Originator: Hartman, G.M.D.
Publication Date: 2017
Title:
West-Central Alberta Regional Stratigraphic Model - Top of Stratigraphic Unit 4b Within the Paleogene-Quaternary Succession (gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2017-0013
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
Ending Date: 20170424
Source Currentness Reference: Publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: DIG 2017-0013
Source Contribution: HSU 4b
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
Originator: Hartman, G.M.D.
Publication Date: 2017
Title:
West-Central Alberta Regional Stratigraphic Model - Top of Stratigraphic Unit 5 Within the Paleogene-Quaternary Succession (gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2017-0014
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
Ending Date: 20170424
Source Currentness Reference: Publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: DIG 2017-0014
Source Contribution: HSU 5
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
Originator: Hartman, G.M.D.
Publication Date: 2017
Title: West-Central Alberta Regional Stratigraphic Model - Bedrock Topography (gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2017-0015
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
Ending Date: 20170424
Source Currentness Reference: Publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: DIG 2017-0015
Source Contribution: Bedrock topography
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
Originator: Hartman, G.M.D.
Publication Date: 2017
Title: West-Central Alberta Regional Stratigraphic Model - Sediment Thickness (gridded data, ASCII format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2017-0016
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date:
Ending Date: 20170424
Source Currentness Reference: Publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: DIG 2017-0016
Source Contribution: Sediment thickness
Process Step:
Process Description:

The methodology to create this grid dataset is documented in AGS Report 98. The grid dataset is an index of regional hydraulic pathways developed from spatial geological attributes related to Neogene-Quaternary hydrostratigraphic units (AGS Report 93) and bedrock sandstone properties (AGS Open File Report 2019-03). Low rating values indicate the potential of the geological materials to more readily transmit groundwater vertically than high rating values.

Brief overview of methodology

- Paleogene–Quaternary stratigraphic units (AGS Report 93) ranked in terms of approximate hydraulic conductivity and thickness.

- Bedrock sandstone abundance (AGS Open File Report 2019-03) ranked in terms of net-to-gross sandstone ratio (NGR) for uppermost 50 m.

- Rankings summed and reclassified from 1 to 5 to create a regional hydraulic pathway map, where 1 represents areas with a high likelihood and 5 represents areas with a low likelihood of being a permeable vertical hydraulic pathway.

Process Date: 2017
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
Raster Object Information:
Raster Object Type: Pixel
Row Count: 278
Column Count: 378
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Map Projection:
Map Projection Name: NAD 1983 Transverse Mercator
Transverse Mercator:
Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.9992
Longitude of Central Meridian: -115.0
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0.0
False Easting: 500000.0
False Northing: 0.0
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.000000002219135986081256
Ordinate Resolution: 0.000000002219135986081256
Planar Distance Units: meter
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: D North American 1983
Ellipsoid Name: GRS 1980
Semi-Major Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222101
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: hydraulic_pathways_wcab.asc.vat
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Value
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Count
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
Grid cell values represent hydraulic pathways within the Upper Cretaceous-Quaternary units in the Fox Creek area of west-central Alberta expressed as a ranking index of the potential to transmit ground water vertically. Values are from 1 (high potential) to 5 (low potential). Values are floating point data type. Null data are coded '-9999'.
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: AGS Information Manager
Contact Position: AGS Information Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 638-4491
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1459
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Distribution Liability:
The Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey (AER/AGS) licenses this information under the Open Government License - Alberta. Any references to proprietary software in our documentation, and/or any use of proprietary data formats in our releases, do not constitute endorsement by the AER/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20200611
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: AGS Information Manager
Contact Position: AGS Information Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 638-4491
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1459
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none