Soils in Some Areas of the MacKenzie River Delta Region

Soils and soil conditions typical of the delta proper are described first. Most of this information was collected during 1953, but data obtained in succeeding years also are included. Soils information also is given on areas investigated on the western edge of the delta along the Husky Channel and farther north. On the eastern edge of the delta, detailed exploratory soil surveys for the Aklavik Relocation Project were carried out at two potential townsite areas approximately 35 miles east of Aklavik. Notes on soils at Kittigazuit and in the Caribou Hills, are also included. Wherever it may prove helpful, soil information is augmented by typical aerial photographs, borehole logs, and ground photographs.Le rapport commence par analyser les sols et les conditions de sol caract\ue9ristiques du delta proprement dit. La plupart de ces informations ont \ue9t\ue9 recueillies en 1953, mais on y a inclu les donn\ue9es obtenues au cours des ann\ue9es suivantes. Les auteurs donnent \ue9galement des informations sur les sols qui bordent l'ouest du delta, le long du canal Husky, et plus au nord. Sur la rive est du delta, on a effectu\ue9, pour le projet de r\ue9installation d'Aklavik, des lev\ue9s de reconnaissance d\ue9taill\ue9s du sol \ue0 l'emplacement \ue9ventuel de deux centres urbains situ\ue9s \ue0 35 milles environ d'Aklavik. Le rapport comprend \ue9galement des notes sur les sols de Kittigazuit et sur ceux des Caribou Hills. Ces donn\ue9es sont accompagn\ue9es, au besoin, de photographies a\ue9riennes, de diagrammes de sondage et de photographies au sol.Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye