The geology and hydrogeology of springs on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada: an overview

• Published in: Atlantic Geology
• Main Authors: Baechler, Fred E., Cross, Heather J., Baechler, Lynn
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Atlantic Geoscience Society 2019
• Subjects: geology; hydrogeology; springs; Cape Breton Island; Breton Island; Canada
• Online Access: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1060417ar; https://doi.org/10.4138/atlgeol.2019.004

Cape Breton Island springs have historically played a role in developing potable water supplies, enhancing salmonid streams, creating thin-skinned debris flows, as well as mineral and hydrocarbon exploration. Cape Breton Island provides a hydrogeological view into the roots of an ancient mountain ra...