Geomorphology and sedimentology of the lower delta plain and subaqueous delta plain of the Athabasca River Delta, N.E. Alberta ...
Bibliography: p. 182-195. ... : The Athabasca lower delta plain and subaqueous delta plain (lower Athabasca Delta) are mainly a product of fluvial influence and a shallow receiving basin. The geomorphology of the lower Athabasca Delta reflects these conditions, and is characterized by bifurcating, l...
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| Format: | Master Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Calgary
1990
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/409 https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/101410 |
| Summary: | Bibliography: p. 182-195. ... : The Athabasca lower delta plain and subaqueous delta plain (lower Athabasca Delta) are mainly a product of fluvial influence and a shallow receiving basin. The geomorphology of the lower Athabasca Delta reflects these conditions, and is characterized by bifurcating, low-sinuosity distributary channels, muddy interdistributary basins, distributary mouth bars and a gently sloping offshore profile. The major sandy bodies within the lower Athabasca Delta are the product of deposition within the distributary mouth bar, the crevasse-splay and the infilling distributary channel. Distributary mouth bars form thin (less than 4 m), lenticular bodies which tend to coalesce and produce a semi-continuous sandy sheet along the delta front. Crevasse-splays similarly form lenticular bodies of coarse material, however, they are smaller in scale than distributary mouth bars and tend not to merge laterally with each other. Distributary channel-fills tend to consist of very clean sands, and may exceed 5.5 m in thickness. They ... |
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