Survey Metadata

NGR stream

British Columbia

1989

BC RGS stream sediment and water survey, NTS 92F, southern Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland, British Columbia, 1989.





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External Links

Index Link
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BC EMPR Regional Geochemistry ( LinkID=688 more )
Metadata page for BC Regional Geochemical Survey RGS 25 (NTS 92F). Includes links to related data.

Survey Description


In June to August 1989, a total of 908 sites were sampled for moss-mat sediment, stream sediment and stream water at an average density of 1 site per 10.9 km 2.  Larger municipalities and provincial parks were excluded from the sampling.  Samples were collected by truck, boat or helicopter depending on accessibility.  Moss-mat sediments were collected on Vancouver Island; stream sediments were collected on the Lower Mainland.  The data are published in British Columbia RGS 25/Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2183.

This survey was carried out using National Geochemical Reconnaissance (NGR) protocols.

Sampling Procedure

Moss-mat sediment samples weighing 1-2 kg were scraped from logs and boulders found within the active stream channel and placed in kraft-paper bags.  Unfiltered water samples were collected in 250 ml Nalgene bottles and precautions were taken to exclude suspended solids when possible.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Matysek, P.F., Gravel, J.L., Jackaman, W., Feulgen, S. (1990). British Columbia Regional Geochemical Survey, Stream Sediment and Water Geochemical Data, Alberni - NTS 92F. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2183/ British Columbia Regional Geochemical Survey 25, 163 pages. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1989-1990 Southern Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland, British Columbia, steam sediment and water surveys carried out in 1989 ( more)

Downloadable Files

Index Description Size (bytes)
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GSC Open File 2183 digital data ( FileID=1248 download )
The data are packaged as a single zip file, compatible with modern operating systems.
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Introductory text for GSC Open File 2183 ( FileID=566 download )
This PDF file contains the introductory text for GSC Open File 2183.  It was scanned from the original document.  The data are not included in this file.
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Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 2183 ( FileID=199 download )
WARNING: the data on the diskette may have been packaged as a 16 bit self-extracting executable file, which is incompatible with 64 bit Windows computers.
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Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
49° 50° -126° -124°

The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:

  • Covers part of NTS 92F (Alberni) on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.  It excludes Strathcona Provincial Park and is bounded to the northeast by the Strait of Georgia.

  • Covers part of NTS 92F (Alberni) on the Lower Mainland, British Columbia.  It is bounded to the southwest by the Strait of Georgia.

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