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GEOG/TOUR 3P56-7 Peterborough

A listing of resources for the 4th year GEOGRAPHY field course to Peterborough, Ontario.

Physical Geography/Geology

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- Find datasets for land use, road and water networks, census boundaries, geology, soils, points of interest (healthcare facilities, schools, and airports, etc.), aerial photography, and more.
- Focus mainly Ontario and/or Canada.
- Permitted Uses

Geology

OGS Earth https://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/ogsearth.html

Quaternary (GSC)

1050A Surficial Geology Lindsay-Peterborough [PDF]
Surficial Geology of the Lindsay-Peterborough Area [book in MDGL] QE 191 G73 1957

Paleozoic (OGS)

P2337 Burleigh Falls – Peterborough [PDF map]
P2338 Rice Lake - Port Hope [PDF map]

Bedrock Geology [Scholars GeoPortal]

Peterborough and Surrounding Area Bedrock Geology Outline Map [map]

Precambrian (OGS)

P3096 Burleigh Falls [PDF map]
P3404 Burleigh Falls [PDF map]
1051A Physiographic Divisions Lindsay-Peterborough (GSC) [PDF map]
M2226 Physiography of the South Central Portion of Southern Ontario [PDF] [map] G 3462 S68 C2 1972 C5

Soils

Soil Survey Complex [Scholars GeoPortal]
Soils of Peterborough County [book & map] S 599.1 O5 R45 no. 45
Soil Survey of Victoria County [book & map] S 599.1 O5 R45 no. 25

Landcover

Peterborough & the Kawarthas – Landcover 2002 [PDF map]
Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System (SOLRIS) 2002 [Scholars GeoPortal]
City of Peterborough “Schedule A” [paper map] G 3464 P47 G4 2007 P47

Water Resources

Search Scholars GeoPortal Subject: Inland Water Watersheds

Ontario Hydro Network – Watercourse
Wetlands
Floodplain Hazard Land Mapping
Official Plan Schedule C – Natural Areas & Flood Plains [PDF map]

Last Updated: Sep 23, 2022 8:03 AM
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Subjects: Geography, Tourism Studies

Tags: GEOG3P56, GEOG3P57, Peterborough