Site code

C14A

C14B

Site name

Willowlake River (TT)

Willowlake River (Grid)

CAPS I Metadata form

GGD353

CAPS II Metadata form

GGD313C_14A

GGD313C_14B

Site Photograph

Responsible for data submission

F. Mark Nixon

F. Mark Nixon

Email Address

mnixon@nrcan.gc.ca

mnixon@nrcan.gc.ca

Institution/Organization

Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

Location description

Mackenzie Valley

Mackenzie Valley

Location Lat.

62 deg. 42 min. N

62 deg. 42 min. N

Location Lon.

123 deg. 04 min. W

123 deg. 04 min. W

Elevation avg. (m)

103

104

Name code

[3]

[3]

Methods Grid

100

Methods Other

TT

Years of record (a)

9

2

Min Thaw (cm)(b)

79

NA

Max Thaw (cm)(b)

91

NA

Thawing Degree Days (c)

1565

1565

Landscape Description

Abandoned fluvial bar

Vegetation /Classification

White spruce-feathermoss

Soils (or Material)

Histic Regosolic Static Cryosol (2)

soil temp. measurements (year started)

1992

soil moisture measurements (year started)

1998

2001

general description of soil moisture (dry, moist, wet, saturated)

moist

moist

soil texture: if non organic describe texture, if organic indicate thicknesss of organic layer (cm)

silt (25 cm moss)

silt (25 cm moss)