Survey Metadata
Surface water, Lake sediment
Ontario
1999
Lake sediment and water survey, NTS 42C/3, 4, 6, 41N/13, 14, Mishibishu Lake area, northern Ontario, 1999.
Location map
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Survey Description
In June and July 1999, a high-density lake sediment and water survey was carried out in the Mishibishu Lake area, northern Ontario at an average density of 1 sample per 1.4 km2.
| Sample Type | Number of Sites | OGS Open File Report |
| Lake sediment | 1329 | OFR6039 |
| Lake water | 1384 |
The data are published in Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) Miscellaneous Release Data, MRD066.
The data are also part of a compilation database, Lake Geochemistry of Ontario – 2019.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson, J.E. (2000). Lake sediment and water geochemical data from the Mishibishu Lake area high density lake sediment and water geochemical survey, northern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Release-Data, MRD066. ( more) |
| 2 | Jackson, J.E. (2000). Mishibishu Lake area high density regional lake sediment and water geochemical survey, northern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6039, 74 p. ( more) |
| 3 | Ontario Geological Survey (2020). Lake geochemistry of Ontario—2019. Ontario Geological Survey, online database. https://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndmaccess/mndm_dir.asp?type=pub&id=LakeGeochemON. Accessed March 30, 2023. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Lake Geochemistry of Ontario Compilation Project, 2019 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47.92° | 48.36° | -85.88° | -85° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers all of NTS 42C/3 (Mishibishu Lake) and parts of 42C/4 (Pukaskwa River), 42C/6 (Pokei Lake), 41N/13 (Bonner Head) and 41N/14 (Dog Harbour) in the Mishibishu Lake area, northern Ontario. It is bounded to the east by 85°W longitude and to the south by Lake Superior. The centre of the study area is located approximately 40 km northwest of Wawa.
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