CEN project

CU-RIV

Measurement site

Latitude
56.212
Longitude
-75.64827
Altitude (m)
188

Site location

Near Tasiujaq and CU-Pond lakes

Site description

Bedrock of gneiss and granite. Surficial deposits of marine origin. Predominantly coniferous with barren, lichen and moss. Clean up site, old barrels lying around, probably contaminated. Used to be a closed pond, the the permafrost has since melted and the pond merged with the river. Thermokarst activity.