Survey Metadata
Surface water, Lake sediment
Ontario
2007
Lake sediment and water survey, NTS 41J, 41K/9, Elliot Lake-Sault Ste. Marie area, northeastern Ontario, 2007-2008.
Location map
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Survey Description
A high-density lake sediment and water survey was carried out in northwestern Ontario in the Elliot Lake area in 2007 and in the-Sault Ste. Marie area in 2008, at an average density of 1 sample site per 2.4 km2.
| Sample Type | Number of Sites | OGS Open File Report |
| Lake sediment | 2728 | OFR6251 |
| Lake water | 3011 |
The data are published in Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) Miscellaneous Release Data, MRD267.
The data are also part of a compilation database, Lake Geochemistry of Ontario – 2019.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dyer, R.D. (2010). Elliot Lake–Sault Ste. Marie area lake sediment geochemical survey, northeastern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6251, 195 p. ( more) |
| 2 | Dyer, R.D. (2010). Lake sediment and water geochemical data from the Elliot Lake–Sault Ste. Marie area, northeastern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Release-Data, MRD267. ( 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46.01° | 46.75° | -84.3° | -82° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers most of NTS 41J (Blind River) and the east half of 41K/9 (Sault Ste. Marie) in the Elliot Lake-Sault Ste. Marie area, northeastern Ontario. It is bounded to the south by North Channel and to the north by 46.75°N latitude. The study area lies in between Sault Ste. Marie and Espanola.
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