Title: Bisected Bog Paper Data, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Citation: Somers, L., McPhail, R. (2024). Bisected Bog Paper Data, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, HydroShare, https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.2c2694fd153f4cd69e057c9c9e50c96e
Study Site: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Purpose: In flat terrain and humid climates, raised bogs can form the topographic watershed boundary of protected source watersheds. In these cases, only half of the “bisected bog” is protected. We consider if these bisected bogs should be included in source water protection areas by exploring how drainage in the unprotected side of the bog may impact the protected watershed.
Abstract: Groundwater monitoring and slug tests were performed in a transect of piezometers in a large, bisected bog in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada to constrain a groundwater flow model.
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Further Info: McPhail, R., Mazzocca, A., Hill, N., & Somers, L. (2025). Modelling peatland disruption in bisected bogs and the potential impacts on source water protection. Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue Canadienne Des Ressources Hydriques, 50(1), 21–38. https://doi.org/10.1080/07011784.2024.2442363
Status: Complete
Keywords:
hydrology,
bog,
Geographical coordinates: North: 46.14, South: 46.14 East: -59.99 West: -59.99
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