Red Deer Hill: a drumlinized, glaciotectonic feature near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Christiansen, E. A., Sauer, E. Karl
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1993
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Canada; Glacial Lake; Deer Hill; glacier*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e93-104; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e93-104

Red Deer Hill is 5 km long, 3 km wide, and 70 m high. The hill is a glaciotectonic structure formed by a single 106 m thick thrust block, presumably derived from the 80 m deep, upglacier Holmes depression. The thrust block became dislodged by displacement along a presheared horizontal gouge zone whe...