Great Lakes Sediment Archive Database (1960-1975)

The Great Lakes Sediment Database (also known as the National Water Research Institute (NWRI) Sediment Archive) is an archive of data on the sediments of the Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the St. Lawrence River which was collected by NWRI and in cooperation with other agencies between 1960 and 1975. It is housed in Environment and Climate Change Canada's Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington, Ontario. The data has been subdivided into two groups according to location and purpose:


1.Great Lakes Basin Sediment Data: physical and geochemical data for sediment samples and cores collected lakewide in lakes Ontario, Erie, St. Clair, Huron (including Georgian Bay), Michigan and Superior between 1960 and 1975 by R.L. Thomas, A.L.W. Kemp and C.F.M. Lewis of NWRI. The data includes descriptions of sediment and core properties, grain-size statistics and sediment geochemistry;


2. Nearshore Sediments Data: physical data for samples and cores, bathymetry, and sediment thickness collected in the Canadian nearshore zone of lakes Ontario, Erie, St. Clair, Huron and Georgian Bay between 1960 and 1975. The data includes descriptions of sediment and core properties, grain-size statistics, sediment patterns and x-radiographs of sediment cores. Underwater photographs are also available for Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.


The database was prepared to preserve historic and current sediment data and make it available for research, remediation, lake and shoreline management, habitat studies and engineering projects. Because the basin and nearshore surveys were the first systematic and detailed surveys of both zones, their data should also be useful for studies of trends in physical properties, sediment transport, and contamination or trophic levels. The sediment-sample archive serves the same purpose by making historic samples available for analysis of changes in composition or geotechnical properties.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
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Date Stamp
2024-05-22T17:55:13.764Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Office of the Director, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division ( Public inquiries centre )
867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
https://www.canada.ca
 

Data identification

Date (Publication)
2016-08-04
Date (Creation)
1960-01-01
Status
Historical archive
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Inland waters
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Dr. Chris Marvin ( Research scientist )
867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • Great Lakes, water quality, trends, status, environment, surveillance, monitoring, sediment quality, sediment substrate, toxics, chemicals of mutual concern, metals, nutrients, mercury, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Bay of Quinte, Georgain Bay, North Channel, Batchawana Bay, Hamilton Harbour

  • Observation/Measurement

  • Great Lakes Action Plan (GLAP)

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Sediments

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Geography

  • Water - Drainage regions - Great Lakes

  • Water - Major drainage area - St. Lawrence

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 3.1.1. Substances Management

  • 1.3.4. Great Lakes

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
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Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
1960-02-29
End Date
1975-08-31

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https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
 

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Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
https://www.canada.ca/
 
 

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Keywords

Great Lakes Action Plan (GLAP) Great Lakes, water quality, trends, status, environment, surveillance, monitoring, sediment quality, sediment substrate, toxics, chemicals of mutual concern, metals, nutrients, mercury, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Bay of Quinte, Georgain Bay, North Channel, Batchawana Bay, Hamilton Harbour Observation/Measurement
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
ECCC Information Category EN
Water
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Sediments
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Water Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health 1.3.4. Great Lakes 3.1.1. Substances Management
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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