Sydenham Cut -Virtual Field Trip
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SydenhamSydenham CutCut --VirtualVirtual FieldField TripTrip-- School of GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY Prepared by Zachary Windus Carolyn Eyles & Susan Vajoczki and Liz Kenny From McMaster University take Cootes Drive towards Dundas. Follow Cootes Drive as it becomes King Street and turn right at Sydenham Road. Follow Sydenham Road up the escarpment. A small parking area and the Sydenham Cut Outlook are located near the top of the escarpment on the right hand side of the road. SydenhamSydenham CutCut Schematic Section of the Sydenham Cut Highlighted formations are visible at this site. Lockport Fm StratigraphyStratigraphy Rochester Fm Irondequoit Fm Reynales Fm (covered by talus) Thorold Fm chert nodules from LockportLockport FormationFormation contact between Ancaster and Gasport Ancaster Member Members Camera case for scale Ancaster Member Gasport Member The Lockport Fm is very well exposed at the Sydenham Cut. RochesterRochester FormationFormation Contact between Rochester (above) and Irondequoit (below) The Rochester shale is not well exposed at this site, and appears as a thin recessive unit. The underlying Irondequoit Formation is approximately 1.5-2m thick. IrondequoitIrondequoit FormationFormation The Irondequoit Formation is difficult to see near the top of the cut, as it is covered by the road or vegetation. It is visible further down the cut as a prominent massive dolostone unit. ReynalesReynales FormationFormation The Reynales Formation is almost completely covered by talus at this site, and is very difficult to see. ThoroldThorold FormationFormation Although partially covered by talus, the Thorold Formation is visible in the lower part of the Sydenham Cut. View of the Sydenham Cut exposure from the top of Osler Drive, Dundas Looking down from the Sydenham Cut, towards the Dundas Valley. ViewView fromfrom thethe toptop ofof thethe SydenhamSydenham CutCut (looking south east from the top of the Niagara Escarpment) Burlington Bar Lake Ontario Hamilton Harbour Cootes Paradise West Pond Views from the top of the Sydenham Cut: Downtown Hamilton West Pond McMaster University Views from the top of the Sydenham Cut: Dofasco and Stelco Cootes Paradise Views from the top of the Sydenham Cut: Hamilton Harbour Lake Ontario Skyway Bridge, Bridge at York Boulevard Burlington Bar Cootes Paradise The Bridge at York Boulevard effectively forms the boundary between Cootes Paradise and the Hamilton Harbour. Acknowledgements:Acknowledgements: Map Source Data: DMTI Spatial Inc. Photographs by Ben Cowie, Luisa DaSilva, Liz Kenny, and Zachary Windus.