Natural Features

This tiny two-hectare reserve is protected for its geological features associated with ancient Lake Wisconsin. Geologists will be most interested in a well-preserved, dual sequence of varved clay. It shows the Barlow-Ojibway Formation below, and the entire Frederickhouse and Connaught Formation above. Varved clay consists of alternating light and dark layers of sediment deposited annually by a lake. Varved clay's stripes can be counted to reveal the age of the deposit, similar to the rings of a tree.

Park Facilities and Activities

The reserve is without facilities for visitors.

Location: About 55 km southeast of Cochrane.

P.O. Box 730, 2 Third Ave.
Cochrane, ON
P0L 1C0
(705) 272-7139