Cypress Hills region - Quaternary Stratigraphy and Glacial History

Barendregt, R. W., E. Irving, E. A. Christiansen, E. K. Sauer, and B. T. Schreiner 1998

Stratigraphy and Paleomagnetism of Late Pliocene and Pleistocene Sediments in the Wellsch Valley and Swift Current Creek Areas, Southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 35:1347-1361.
AEU SCI QE 1 C212

Beaney, C. L., and F. E. Hicks 2000

Hydraulic Modelling of Subglacial Tunnel Channels, South-east Alberta, Canada. Hydrological Processes 14:2545-2557.
Ties tunnel channel network in SE Alberta to Livingstone Lake event. Deals with Pakowki Lake, Milk River area, to the west of Cypress Hills.

Campbell, C., and I. A. Campbell 1997

Calibration, Review and Geomorphic Implications of Postglacial Radiocarbon Ages in Southeastern Alberta, Canada. Quaternary Research 47:37-44.
AEU SCI QE 696 Q24

Christiansen, E. A., and E. K. Sauer 1988

Age of the Frenchman Valley and Associated Drift South of the Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 25:1703-1708.
AEU SCI QE 1 C212 Considers that Frenchman Valley had to have formed when ice was present south of the Cypress Hills. C¹⁴ dates suggest that this occurred in the Late Wisconsinan.

David, P. P. 1964

Surficial Geology and Groundwater Resources of the Prelate Area (72 K). Unpublished PhD dissertation. McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 329 pages.

David, P. P. 1966

The Late-Wisconsin Prelate Ferry Paleosol of Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 3:685-696.
AEU SCI QE 1 C212

David, P. P. 1969

A Reappraisal of the Prelate Ferry Paleosol. Unpublished manuscript prepared for 19th Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene 1969 Field Conference, Saskatchewan and Alberta 34 pages.

David, P. P. 1987

The Prelate Ferry Paleosol: A New Date. GAC-MAC Joint Annual Meeting Program with Abstracts 12:36.

David, P. P. 1993

Great Sand Hills of Saskatchewan: An Overview. In Quaternary and Late Tertiary Landscapes of Southwestern Saskatchewan and Adjacent Areas, edited by D. J. Sauchyn, pp. 59-81. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
AEU SCI QE 194 Q24 1993

David, P. P. 1998

Eolian Processes and Landforms. In Geomorphic Systems of the Palliser Triangle, Southern Canadian Prairies: Description and Response to Changing Climate, edited by D. S. Lemmen, R. E. Vance, I. A. Campbell, P. P. David, D. J. Pennock, D. J. Sauchyn and S. A. Wolfe, pp. 25- 39. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 521. Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
AEU SCI QE 185 A43 No. 521

Evans, D. J. A., D. S. Lemmen, and B. R. Rea 1999

Glacial Landsystems of the Southwest Laurentide Ice Sheet: Modern Icelandic Analogues. Journal of Quaternary Science 14:673-691.
AEU SCI QE 696 J86

Johnston, W. A., and R. T. D. Wickenden 1931

Moraines and Glacial Lakes in Southern Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta, Canada. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Series 3, Section IV(35):29-44.
A classic paper focussing on the area between Lethbridge and Regina, centred on the Cypress Hills. Notes absence of glacial deposits on upper surface of the Hills.

Klassen, J. A. 2003

Paleoenvironmental Interpretation of the Soils and Sediments of the Stampede Site (DjOn-26), Cypress Hills, Alberta. Unpublished MA dissertation. Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada ix + 121 pages.

Klassen, R. W. 1984

Quaternary Geology of Southwestern Saskatchewan. Current Research Part A, Geological Survey of Canada Paper 84-1A:641-642.
AEU SCI QE 185 C2

Klassen, R. W. 1994

Late Wisconsinan and Holocene History of Southwestern Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 31:1822-1837.
AEU SCI QE 1 C212

Klassen, R. W., and D. Hughes 2000

Diamict Fill in Sub-glacial Channels, Poplar River Strip Mine, Southern Saskatchewan. Quaternary International 68-71:111-115.
AEU SCI QE 696 Q229 Mine exposed Tertiary coal. Describes a diamict exposed in walls of mine excavation. Concludes that it is a channel fill. Channel excavated by meltwater from the Laurentide ice sheet, subsequently filled with a viscous diamict. Subglacial processes.

Klassen, R. W., and W. J. Vreeken 1985

Quaternary Geology of Southwestern Saskatchewan. Current Research Part A, Geological Survey of Canada Paper 85-1A:187-192.
AEU SCI QE 185 C2

Klassen, R. W., and W. J. Vreeken 1987

The Nature and Chronological Implications of Surface Tills and Post-Till Sediments in the Cypress Lake Area, Saskatchewan. Current Research Part A, Geological Survey of Canada Paper 87-1A:111-125.
AEU SCI QE 185 C2

Kulig, J. J. 1996

The Glaciation of the Cypress Hills of Alberta and Saskatchewan and its Regional Implications. Quaternary International 32:53-77.
AEU SCI QE 696 Q229

Mandryk, C. A. S. 1996

Late Wisconsinan Deglaciation of Alberta: Processes and Paleogeography. Quaternary International 32:79-85.
AEU SCI QE 696 Q229

Munro-Stasiuk, M. 1999

Evidence for Water Storage and Drainage at the Base of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, South-central Alberta, Canada. Annals of Glaciology 28:175-180. Papers from the International Symposium on Glaciers and the Glaciated Landscape held in Kiruna, Sweden, 17-20 August, 1998, vol. 28. International Glaciological Society, Cambridge, England, UK.
AEU SCI QE 575 A62

Munro, M., and J. Shaw 1997

Erosional Origin of Hummocky Terrain in South-central Alberta. Geology 25:1027-1030.
AEU SCI QE 1 G3455

Proudfoot, D. N. 1985

A Lithostratigraphic and Genetic Study of Quaternary Sediments in the Vicinity of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada xvii + 248 pages.
AEU SpCOLL 85FD-058

Proudfoot, D. N. 1986

A Tentative Correlation of Mid- and Late-Wisconsinan Sediment Sequences Between SW Saskatchewan and SE Alberta. GAC-MAC-CGU Joint Annual Meeting, Program with Abstracts 11:115. May 19-21, 1986, Carleton University, vol. 11. Geological Association of Canada, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
Provides two C¹⁴ dates on wood (spanning about 24,000 - 29,000 yr BP) from near Medicine Hat. Suggests that this level and the Prelate Ferry palaeosol in SW Saskatchewan are equivalent Mid-Wisconsinan surfaces.

Stalker, A. M. 1965

Pleistocene Ice Surface, Cypress Hills Area. In Cypress Hills Plateau Alberta and Saskatchewan. Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists 15th Annual Field Conference Guidebook, Part 1, Cypress Hills Plateau, pp. 116-130.
AEU BARD TN 863 A332 1965

Stalker, A. M. 1977

The Probable Extent of Classical Wisconsin Ice in Southern and Central Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 14:2614-2619.
AEU SCI QE 1 C212 Describes a sequence of ice margins around the north slope of the Cypress Hills, between the Hills and Medicine Hat.

Vreeken, W. J. 1986

Quaternary Events in the Elkwater Lake Area of Southeastern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 23:2024-2038.
AEU SCI QE 1 C212

Vreeken, W. J., R. W. Klassen, and R. W. Barendregt 1989

Davis Creek Silt, and Early Pleistocene or Late Pliocene Deposit in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 26:192-198.
AEU SCI QE 1 C212

Westgate, J. A. 1964

The Surficial Geology of the Foremost Cypress Hills Area, Alberta, Canada. Unpublished PhD dissertation. Department of Geology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 208 pages.
AEU SpColl 1964(F) #27D

Westgate, J. A. 1965

Surficial Geology of the Cypress Hills Area, Alberta. Accompanied by six maps in pocket. Preliminary Report 65-2. Research Council of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada iii + 6 pages.
AEU SCI QE 186 P7 No. 65-002

Westgate, J. A. 1965

The Pleistocene Stratigraphy of the Foremost-Cypress Hills Area, Alberta. . 15th Annual Field Conference Guidebook, Part 1 Cypress Hills Plateau. Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists.
AEU BARD TN 863 A332 1965 Work that formed part of his PhD thesis.