A wealth of geological information was found on this trek. Buried forests, mineral deposits, sand and gravel deposits and groundwater springs, to mention just a few. The continuous exposure of glacial deposits and bedrock can be linked to the topography that the pipeline crosses. From this data geologists can predict soil conditions throughout the province. The great ditch route.
Dots are locations of buried radiocarbon-dated soils, peat and forests.
This area is part of a flat plain, either a former floodplain or a lake basin. The size of the floodplain is out of proportion to the ephemeral stream, which drains the area today. This Holocene age is intriguing, in light of the thick silty deposits on top of the peat which suggest a different hydrological regime in the area during this time. 99-107 Site in Pictou County on the side of a large hill. The buried organic site is located near the road crossing the Great Ditch in the middle of the photo.