General data
NGO-DD-2008
Site NGO-DD-2008 looking east. The two boreholes (NGO-DD-2008 and NGO-DD-2028) are covered with white PVC caps. Borehole NGO-DD-2029 visible in background.
Measurement site
Latitude
64.600315
Longitude
-110.185084
Altitude (m)
458.413
Site location
North of the Ekati Mine Misery Pit, between the Misery haul road and Lac du Sauvage.
Site description
Site is on an esker complex and centered around two augered boreholes (NGO-DD-2008 and NGO-DD15-2028) both of which contain thermistor strings. The surrounding area lies at a lower elevation and is bordered by lakes to the North, West and South. Towards the east is a large bedrock heave surface that extends its larger area to a very big lake. The surface looks dry with vegetation (shrubs, sedges and mosses) with patches of bare ground surface at many points. This bare surface is composed of sands and gravels. There are four sub-plots. There are six instruments at the site: NGO-DD-2008;NGO-DD-2008_ST01;NGO-DD-2008_ST02;NGO-DD-2008_ST03;NGO-DD-2008_ST04; NGO-DD-2028.