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Appendix a Hydrogeological Maps Appendix A Hydrogeological Maps Bedrock Topography – Bow Valley Bedrock Topography – Kananaskis Valley Bedrock Topography – Spray Lakes Valley Drift Thickness – Bow Valley Drift Thickness – Kananaskis Valley Drift Thickness – Spray Lakes Valley Yield Zones – Upper Drift Aquifer – Bow Valley Yield Zones – Kananaskis Valley Yield Zones – Spray Lakes Valley Hydraulic Head – Bow Valley Hydraulic Head – Kananaskis Valley Bedrock Geology Insufficient data were available to construct a hydraulic head map of the Spray Lakes Valley. A-2 Bedrock Topography - Bow Valley Elevation (m) Harvie 2900 Heights Mount Yamnuska 2800 5665000 Mount 2700 Fable 2600 1500 2500 Seebe er 5662500 2000 2400 Bow Riv Hwy 1X 2300 Canmore 1 Kananaskis Hwy 1A 2200 1500 1500 Kananaskis 2100 5660000 River 2000 1500 Bow Riv Hwy 1 1900 Exshaw 1500 er . 1500 Northing (m) Gap Hwy 1A 1800 Lake 5657500 Lac des 1700 Arcs Lac des Arcs Hwy 1 Barrier 1600 Mountain 1500 1500 Dead Man’s Flats 1400 5655000 Barrier Lake 1300 Wind 1200 Valley Three Sisters 1100 5652500 1000 610000 612500 615000 617500 620000 622500 625000 627500 630000 632500 635000 637500 Easting (m) N Data Point New Well - WEPA Project 5 0 5 Kilometres 10 Study Area Boundary Highway / Road Bedrock Topography - Kananaskis Valley . 1A Hwy 5657500 Lac des Lac des Arcs 1 Arcs Barrier Hwy Mountain 5655000 Barrier Lake 5652500 2000 1500 2000 5650000 Marmot Creek 5647500 2500 Mount Allan Elevation (m) 1500 3100 5645000 Kananaskis 3000 Village Creek 2900 Ribbon 2800 0 5642500 4 2700 y a 1500 2600 Mount 2000 Bogart Highw 2500 2400 5640000 Northing (m) Mount 2300 Kidd Evan Thomas 2500 Creek 2200 2000 2100 5637500 2000 2000 1900 1800 1700 5635000 2000 2000 1600 2000 1500 1400 5632500 2000 N 1300 2000 1200 1100 1000 5630000 Data Point Fortress Study Area Boundary 2500 Junction 5627500 0 2.5 5 Kilometres 5625000 622500 625000 627500 630000 632500 635000 637500 640000 Easting (m) A-3 Bedrock Topography - Spray Lakes Valley 5657500 Hwy 1 1600 5655000 Three Sisters 5652500 2100 5650000 2100 Elevation (m) 3100 3000 5647500 2900 2800 2700 2600 2600 5645000 Northing (m) 2500 2400 2300 pray Trail 2200 5642500 2100 orrien / S 2000 2100 2100 Spray Lakes Reservoir 1900 Smith-D 1800 5640000 1700 1600 1500 1400 5637500 N 1300 1200 1100 Data Point 5635000 New Well - WEPA Project Study Area Boundary 0 2.5 5 5632500 Kilometres 610000 612500 615000 617500 A-4 Easting (m) Drift Drift Thickness - Bow Valley Thickness (m) Harvie Heights 5665000 250 Seebe 5662500 er Bow Riv 200 Hwy Canmore 1X 1 Kananaskis Hwy 1A Kananaskis 5660000 River 150 Hwy 1 Exshaw . Northing (m) Bow Riv Gap Lake 5657500 er Hwy 1A Lac des Arcs Lac des Arcs 100 Hwy 1 Dead Man’s Flats 5655000 Barrier Lake 50 Wind Valley 5652500 0 610000 612500 615000 617500 620000 622500 625000 627500 630000 632500 635000 637500 Easting (m) N Data Point Study Area Boundary 5 0 5 Kilometres 10 A-5 Drift Thickness - Kananaskis Valley . 5657500 Hwy 1A Lac des Lac des Arcs 1 Arcs Hwy 5655000 Barrier Lake 5652500 5650000 Marmot Creek 5647500 Drift Thickness (m) 5645000 Kananaskis Village Ribbon Creek 5642500 Highway 40 5640000 Evan Thomas Creek Northing (m) 25 5637500 5635000 5632500 N 0 5630000 Fortress Study Area Boundary Junction 5627500 0 2.5 5 Kilometres 5625000 622500 625000 627500 630000 632500 635000 637500 640000 Easting (m) A-6 Drift Thickness - Spray Lakes Valley 5657500 Hwy 1 5655000 5652500 5650000 Drift Thickness (m) 5647500 Northing (m) 5645000 5642500 25 Spray Lakes Reservoir 5640000 pray Trail orrien / S N 5637500 Smith-D 0 5635000 Data Point New Well - WEPA Project Study Area Boundary 0 2.5 5 5632500 Kilometres 610000 612500 615000 617500 Easting (m) A-7 A-8 Yield Zones - Upper Drift Aquifer - Bow Valley Yield m3 /day Igpm Harvie Heights > 650 > 100 5665000 Seebe 5662500 Bow River 165-650 25-100 Hwy 1X 1 Kananaskis Canmore Hwy 1A Kananaskis 5660000 River 33-165 5-25 Hwy 1 Exshaw . Hwy 1A Northing (m) Bow River Gap Lake 5657500 Lac des Arcs Lac des Arcs Hwy 1 6.5-33 1-5 Dead Man’s Flats 5655000 Barrier Lake Wind <6.5 <1 Valley 5652500 610000 612500 615000 617500 620000 622500 625000 627500 630000 632500 635000 637500 N Easting (m) Data Point New Well - WEPA Project 5 0 5 Kilometres 10 Study Area Boundary Yield Zones - Kananaskis Valley . 5657500 Hwy 1A Lac des Lac des Arcs Arcs Hwy 1 5655000 Barrier Lake 5652500 5650000 Marmot Creek N 5647500 Yield m3 /day Igpm 5645000 Kananaskis Village >650 > 100 Ribbon Creek 5642500 Highway 40 165-650 25-100 5640000 Evan Thomas Northing (m) Creek 33-165 5-25 5637500 5635000 6.5-33 1-5 5632500 <6.5 <1 5630000 Data Point Fortress Study Area Boundary Junction 5627500 0 2.5 5 Kilometres 5625000 622500 625000 627500 630000 632500 635000 637500 640000 Easting (m) A-9 Yield Zones - Spray Lakes Valley 5657500 Hwy 1 5655000 5652500 5650000 Yield m3 /day Igpm 5647500 > 650 > 100 Northing (m) 5645000 165-650 25-100 pray Trail 5642500 33-165 5-25 orrien / S Spray Lakes Reservoir Smith-D 5640000 6.5-33 1-5 N 5637500 <6.5 <1 5635000 Data Point New Well - WEPA Project Study Area Boundary 0 2.5 5 5632500 Kilometres 610000 612500 615000 617500 A-10 Easting (m) Hydraulic Head - Bow Valley Hydraulic Head (m) Harvie Heights Mount Yamnuska 1470 5665000 1450 Seebe 1430 5662500 er Bow Riv Hwy 1X Canmore 1 Kananaskis 1410 Hwy 1A 1370 Kananaskis 5660000 1390 River Hwy 1 Exshaw 1370 . Northing (m) Bow Riv Gap Lake Hwy 1A 5657500 er Lac des 1350 Arcs Lac des Arcs Hwy 1 1330 1370 Dead Man’s Flats 1370 5655000 Barrier 1310 Lake Wind Valley 1290 5652500 1270 610000 612500 615000 617500 620000 622500 625000 627500 630000 632500 635000 637500 Easting (m) N Data Point 5 0 5 Kilometres 10 New Well - WEPA Project Study Area Boundary A-11 Hydraulic Head - Kananaskis Valley . Hwy 1A 5657500 Lac des Lac des Arcs Arcs Hwy 1 5655000 Barrier Lake 5652500 5650000 Marmot Creek 1800 1550 5647500 Hydraulic Head (m) 5645000 2000 Kananaskis Village 1950 Ribbon Creek 1900 5642500 1850 Highway 40 1800 5640000 1750 Evan Thomas Creek Northing (m) 1700 5637500 1650 1600 1550 5635000 1500 1450 5632500 N 1400 1350 1300 5630000 Data Point Fortress Study Area Boundary Junction 5627500 0 2.5 5 Kilometres 5625000 622500 625000 627500 630000 632500 635000 637500 640000 A-12 Easting (m) Bedrock Geology - Canmore Corridor and Northwestern Kananaskis Country Harvie Heights 5665000 t t t t t t t t T t t T tt t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t Bow River t T t t t t t t t t t Seebe t t T t T t Canmore T 1A 1 Kananaskis 1X t T Kananaskist t t T t t t t t 5660000 t t t t t t t t t t River tt t T t T T t t t t t t t t T t t t t t t t t t t t 1 t t t t t t t 1A t t T t t t t t t t t t t t t River t t t t t t t t T t t t Exshaw t t . t t t t Bow t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t T T t t t t t t t t t t t t T t t t t t t t t t T t t t t t Lac des Arcs t t t t t Lac des Arcs t 1A t t t t 1 t t t t t 1 t Barriert t t t t t t t Mountaint t t t t t t t t t t T t T t t t t t t T t a t t t t t t t a t t a t a t a t t a t Dead Man’s Flats t t a t a t t t T t t a a t t t t a 5655000 t t t t A T t a Barrier Lake T t A t t t t t t t t t t t T t T t t T t t t t t t t t t t t Three Sisters t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t T t t t tt t t t t t t t t t t ttt t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t T t t t t T t t t t t t t t t T t T t t t t t t t t T t t t t t t t t t t t t t t T t t t t t T t t t t T t t t 5650000 t Marmot Creek t t t t t t T Mount Allan Northing (m) t t t t t 5645000 t t t t Kananaskis t Mount t t t Village t Sparrowhawk t t t t t t t t t t t t t Ribbon Creek t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t Mount t Spray Lakes Reservoir t t t t Highway 40 Bogart t t t t t Tt t t t t t t t t t t t t 5640000 t t t t T t t t t Mount t Trail t Evan Tomas t Kidd t t t Creek t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t T t t t t t t t t t t t T t T t t Smith-Dorrien / Spray t t t t t t t t t tt t T T t t t t T t t t t t t t t t t t t t r T t r t 5635000 t r t r t t t t t r t t t t t t t t t r t t r t t r t r t r T t r T R t t tt t t Mount t t Tt Galatea t t T t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t T t T t t t t t t t t t t t t t t y t t t t t t T t t t 5630000 t t T t t t T Fortress Junction N t t t t t t t t t t t t 51005 t t t t t t t t t 5625000 t t t Kilometres T 610000 615000 620000 625000 630000 635000 Easting (m) A-13 Legend Cenozoic Quaternary and Recent Drift KBZ -l Brazeau - Lower Part Upper Cretaceous KWp Wapiabi Alberta Group KCa Cardium Formation KBk Blackstone Mesozoic Blairmore Group KBL Beaver Mines, Mill Creek, Cadomin and Gladstone Lower Cretaceous / Jurassic Kootenay Group JKK Jurassic JF Fernie Triassic Spray River Group SR Whitehorse and Sulphur Mountain Upper Carboniferous and Permian Rocky Mountain Group CPRM Rocky Mountain Group CEt Etherington MPPu Mount Head and Etherington Rundle Group CMH Mount Head Lower Carboniferous CLv Livingstone CSh Shunda CPk Pekisko Paleozoic Lower Carboniferous and Upper Devonian DCEB Exshaw and Banff DPa Palliser DAx Alexo Upper Devonian DSx Southesk Fairholme Group DCn Cairn Fairholme Group (not differentiated) Celx Waterfowl, Sullivan, Lyell, Bison Creek, Mistaya and Eldon Upper and Middle Cambrian CPE Pika and Eldon CCS Cathedral and Stephen Not Mapped Geology compiled by Kevin Nipp Sources of Geological Information: Hamilton, W.N., M.C.
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