Natural Heritage Information Centre
Natural Areas Report: ALBERT LAKE MESA
| Area Id: 10640 | Area Type: LS |
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| Size (ha): 111.0 | Significance Level: |
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Site District: 3W-3 |
Counties: THUNDER BAY |
Topographic Maps: 52H/2 |
| UTM Centroid: 16 355000 5440000 |
| Decimal Latitude/Longitude: 49.0977738670859 -88.9863507316781 |
| Description: | |
| Vegetation: | There are actually two talus slopes, one above the other, separated by a narrow treed zone with birch/aspen/cedar. The upper slope boulders are basaltic originating from the vertical basaltic cliffs above. The lower slope has sedimentary boulders and fragments and terminates in a closed forest strip just above the lake. The moss/hepatic/lichens flora is very extensive, both in numbers of individuals and in species variety. [OMNR n.d.] |
| Landform: | This is an excellent mesa-talus slope site relatively undisturbed. The mesa is of basaltic rock underlain by red shale. It rises to a height of 1625 feet, 450 feet above the level of the adjacent Albert Lake. There are actually two talus slopes, one above the other, separated by a narrow treed zone with birch/aspen/cedar. The upper slope boulders are basaltic originating from the vertical basaltic cliffs above. The lower slope has sedimentary boulders and fragments and terminates in a closed forest strip just above the lake. [OMNR n.d.] |
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| Minimum Elevation: 358.0 | Maximum Elevation: 495.0 |
References
| Id | Citation |
| 2680 |
[Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources]. n.d. Ontario Nature Reserves Program - Life Science Inventory Check-sheet: Albert Lake Mesa. OMNR. |