Coulee Bottom Salinity

Coulee bottom salinity forms in the bottoms of coulees and watercourses by the same mechanism as depression bottom salinity but on a larger scale. It is predominant in Southern Alberta where the landscape is dissected by numerous coulees and their tributaries.
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Other Documents in the Series

Salinity Classification, Mapping and Management in Alberta
Artesian Salinity
Contact/Slope Change Salinity
Coulee Bottom Salinity - Current Document
Depression Bottom Salinity
Outcrop Salinity
Slough Ring Salinity
Irrigation Canal Seepage Salinity
Natural/Irrigation Salinity

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This information published to the web on February 12, 2004.
Last Reviewed/Revised on December 4, 2017.