Ontario Geological Survey
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MDI31G04NW00002
| Record Name(s) | Peatland 31g-30 - 1985, Richmond Fen - 1985, Phragmites Fen - 2001, Richmond Bog - 2001, Richmond Peat Bog - 2001 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1985-Jul-18 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Peat
Township or Area: Marlborough
Latitude: 45° 8' 3.26" Longitude: -75° 51' 7.12"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 433008.173 Northing: 4998215.753 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31G04NW, 31G04SW
Point Location Description: N/A
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The mid-E boundary of the deposit can be reached by driving 2.5 km SW on the sideroad from Mills Corners, to its end. A snowmobile trail extends across the property from the end of this road. The CNR line crosses the NW portion of the deposit. The NW portion of this deposit is referred to as the Richmond Fen, the central portion and the SW arm is called Phragmites Fen. It is located 5.25 km E of Dwyer Hill, 3 km W of Moores Corners and 2.5 km S of the main intersection in Richmond. Location Point : 6 km S21W fom Richmond, straddling the CNR line.
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - The total area of the deposit is 2,390 ha (about 5,500 acres) of which about 1,100 ha has peat depths in excess of 1 m. The deposit has an irregular shape and numerous uplands. Peat depths are generally < 1m around the periphery and in most of the bays. 3 areas have peat > 1 m : the largest is in the Richmond Fen (N), 630 ha up to 3 m deep; 3 small areas in the Phragmites Fen (SW arm); a third area, also in the SW arm, is 60 ha in area (long and narrow). There is a variety of vegetative types and some areas contain regionally significant species. The forest cover density is, generally, moderate-high with the lowest density forest cover in the N of the deposit. Stump content 1.7 %. For many years, at the turn of the century, the Richmond Fen was flooded and the Phragmites Fen was burned by deer hunters. The SE arm is presently being drained by a ditch drainage system. The majority of the deposit is located on Patent Land (private).
Publication - Investigation of the peat bogs and peat industry of Canada 1913-14; Canada Mines Branch, Bulletin 11
Publication Number: CMB Bull 11 Page: 1-2 Date: 1915
Author: Anrep, A
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307613
Mono - Peat and peatland evaluation of the Ottawa-Brockville area, volumes 1 to 5
Publication Number: OFR5491 Page: 72-86 Date: 1984
Author: Bird and Hale Ltd.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - Peat moss deposits in Canada;Canada Mines Branch, Publication no. 817
Publication Number: CMB Pub 817 Page: 66 Date: 1946
Author: Leverin, H A
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/21089
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