Geoff Kite's salt slug injection method was tested for Yukon mining monitoring during the late winter low flow period of 1998/1999. The project report summarizes a study by Laberge Environmental Services for the Mining Environment Research Group. It includes references to published journal articles and describes a software program for converting conductivity readings to flow.
Use Cases
- Modeling winter water balance for mining projects based on low flow measurements.
- Calibrating conductivity-based streamflow measurement software based on the described method.
- Assessing climate change effects on winter hydrology based on baseline low flow data.
- Training environmental monitoring personnel on salt dilution techniques based on the report and workshop materials.
Strengths
- Methodology is documented with references to two peer-reviewed journal articles.
- Includes a software program for converting conductivity readings to flow.
- Project involved direct training and a workshop for technology transfer.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data freshness should be verified; the last update timestamp is 2026-04-17.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Salt slug injection streamflow measurement technique.
- Time Range
- Late winter low flow period of 1998/1999.
- Geography
- Yukon, Canada