Ross River Region Surficial Geology and Hazards Map

Ross River Region, Yukon, surficial geology mapping was completed by the Northern Climate ExChange as part of a community hazards mapping program. The map describes surface landscape features, sediment texture, genetic material, and geomorphological processes to assess hazards like landslides and permafrost stability. The data was last updated on 2026-04-17.

Use Cases

• Assess landslide susceptibility based on surficial geology and slope data
• Model permafrost stability under future climate projections
• Identify flood hazards based on landscape features and hydrological trends
• Support land-use planning decisions with intuitive hazard classification maps

Strengths

• Includes a variety of integrated data sets such as topography, permafrost distribution, and ground-penetrating radar data
• Hazard map uses stoplight colours to provide an intuitive tool for community decision makers
• Detailed methodology is presented in an accompanying report

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Ross River Region

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 16:09:31.163514; freshness should be verified

Geography

Ross River Region, Yukon, parts of NTS 105K/1 & 2 and 105F/15 & 16