Gold Run Creek Erosion Site Survey with Bioengineering Recommendations

A reconnaissance survey of a 300-metre-long, 50-metre-deep erosion cut adjacent to Gold Run Creek southeast of Dawson City was conducted in July 2003. Laberge Environmental Services assessed the slope failure caused by thawing overburden and revegetated mature willows. The survey explored bioengineering techniques to halt erosion and stabilize the disturbed section.

Use Cases

• Model slope failure risk based on thawing overburden and runoff channel formation.
• Assess revegetation success based on the presence of 15-year-old willow species.
• Evaluate bioengineering techniques for erosion control in disturbed mining areas.
• Monitor environmental impacts of placer mining activities on frozen ground.

Strengths

• Survey conducted by a professional environmental services firm (Laberge Environmental Services).
• Specific site dimensions are provided (300 metres long, up to 50 metres deep).
• Includes temporal context (July 2003 survey, overburden stockpiled for several years).

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single site in Yukon.
• Freshness should be verified; the survey is from 2003, though metadata was updated in 2026.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Reconnaissance survey conducted by Laberge Environmental Services.

Time Range

July 2003

Freshness

Survey conducted in 2003; metadata last updated 2026-04-17.

Geography

Gold Run Creek, southeast of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada.