Surficial Geology and Hazard Maps for Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay, Yukon

Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay in Yukon are covered by local-scale surficial geology mapping from a community hazards program. The Northern Climate ExChange at Yukon Research Centre produced this data, incorporating geology, topography, permafrost distribution, and climate analyses. The dataset includes a detailed report and a hazard classification map presented in stoplight colours for community planning.

Use Cases

• Assessing landslide risk based on surficial geology and geomorphological processes
• Evaluating permafrost stability under changing conditions using integrated permafrost data
• Identifying flood hazards based on analyses of past hydrological trends and future climate projections
• Incorporating landscape hazard maps into community land-use management frameworks

Strengths

• Includes a variety of integrated data sets such as ground penetrating radar, electrical resistivity tomography, and borehole data
• Hazard map uses stoplight colours to provide an intuitive tool for decision makers
• Accompanied by a detailed report describing methodology and local geology

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Northern Climate ExChange (Yukon Research Centre, Yukon College)

Collection Method

Local-scale mapping completed as part of a community hazards mapping program

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:55:27.215079; freshness should be verified

Geography

Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay (parts of NTS 115G/2, 6 and 7), Yukon