Manual snow survey sampling from snow courses consisting of 10 measurement points. Measurements of snow water equivalent (SWE), and snow density are expressed as an average across the snow course. Measurements are taken three times a year at the...
The Government of Yukon Science Strategy was released in 2016 to provide a strategic framework for building Yukon’s science capacity, in support of evidence-based decision making, innovation and economic diversification. This Baseline Assessment...
The Teslin flood hazard mapping study [1] was completed between May 2023 and October 2024. Learn more by visiting the Yukon Flood Atlas [2]. In the Resources section below, you can find the project summary, technical report, “What We Heard”...
The Southern Lakes flood hazard mapping study [1] was completed between November 2022 and April 2024. Learn more by visiting the Yukon Flood Atlas [2]. In the Resources section below, you can find the project summary, technical report, “What We...
The Carmacks flood hazard mapping study [1] was completed between April 2023 and May 2024. Learn more by visiting the Yukon Flood Atlas [2]. In the Resources section below, you can find the project summary, technical report, “What We Heard”...
Yukon Territory has been glaciated by Cordilleran and montane glaciers at various times throughout the Pleistocene, as well as by continental ice, the Laurentine Ice Sheet in the Late Pleistocene. Throughout the Late Cenozoic, each successive...
Mapping and classifying wetlands and adjacent upland habitat in the Indian River valley, Yukon
The Talbot Creek map area straddles the Ruby and Nisling ranges. Broad treeless uplands dominate the landscape with summits reaching 2100 m above sea level in the Ruby Range and 1800 m above sea level in the Nisling Range. Upland surfaces are...
The Yukon Geological Survey (YGS) has compiled over 195 surficial geology maps into a standardized GIS format, providing approximately 80% coverage of the territory. The maps range in scales from 1:250,000 to 1:10,000 with spatial overlap between...
Waterbody annotation captured at 1:150,000 scale. Part of the digital NTDB (National Topographic Data Base) from NRCAN (Natural Resources Canada)