Government of Nova Scotia

A GIS-based approach for broadly evaluating the relative vulnerability of bedrock coastal aquifers to seawater intrusion in unserviced areas of the province was developed. The approach uses available provincial spatial datasets, such as digital elevation models, civic address points and well logs...

This digital product is a compilation of geological data which was collected as part of the mapping of the Meguma Terrane of southwestern Nova Scotia by C.E. White. The principal goals of this project are to produce a series of 1:50 000 scale geological bedrock maps of the area, to describe and...

The Departments of Natural Resources and Renewables and Nova Scotia Environment (NSE) maintains an electronic Well Log Database, which contains water well construction and location information for water wells in the province of Nova Scotia. Information in the database is entered from original...

The bedrock acid rock drainage potential digital product for southwestern Nova Scotia illustrates the potential of bedrock to generate ARD if physically disturbed or exposed. The purpose of this digital product is to inform landowners, developers and municipal planners about the geological hazard...