Royal Alberta Museum - Site Evaluation Tables

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The following list of evaluated sites shows how the system outlined in this project is intended to work. Numerous types of sites were chosen for evaluation in order to show how this system works. In order to have an accurate relative rating, all sites, including previously interpreted sites and historical sites, need to be included in the database. It is interesting to note that, from a tourism point of view, highly successful interpreted geological sites are not necessarily very significant geologically.

The table below shows all the scores of three Alberta landslides - the historic and geologically significant Frank Slide, the Jonas Slide on the Columbia Icefields Highway, and the Koroluk mudslide found along the Battle River.

	Frank Slide	Jonas Slide	Koroluk Slide

Rarity	1	1	1
Quality	10	10	5
Degree of Completeness	10	10	5
Scientific Significance	10	5	5
Established Recognition	10	3	1
TOTAL	41	29	17

Present Condition of Site	1	5	1
Susceptibility to Change - Natural Influences	1	1	5
Susceptibility to Change - Human Influences	5	1	1
Specimens removable?
Specimens plentiful?
TOTAL	7	7	7

Visual Impact	10	5	5
Degree of Completeness	10	10	5
Accessibility	10	10	5
Multiple Features	5	0	0
Condition of Site	10	5	5
Sensitivity	10	10	5
Proximity	yes	yes	no
TOTAL	55	40	25
Geological Significance Class	I	III	III
Degree of Threat Class	III	III	III
Interpretive Value Class	High	Moderate	Low
Protection Priority	C	C	C

This table summarizes the scores for a number of sites. Sites are grouped according to where they fit into the proposed thematic classification scheme.

   Geological
Significance
Degree of Threat Interpretive      Value Geological Significance Class Degree of Threat Class Interpretive Value Class Protection Priority

Ram River Falls 34 13 55 II III high C

Siffleur Falls 29 5 55 III III high C

Crescent Falls 29 9 55 III III high C

Michelle Lakes   Falls 23 3 46 III III high C

Lundbreck   Falls 27 7 45 III III high C

Cameron Falls 29 9 50 III III high C

Punchbowl   Falls 27 7 55 II III high C

Milk River   Hoodoos 29 31 40 III I high B

Crowsnest   Volcanics 50 13 40 I III high B

Sweetgrass   Dikes 45 17 36 II III moderate C

Crowfoot Dike 15 11 27 III III low C

Mazama Ash 25 7 22 III III low C

Purcell Lavas 43 9 40 II III high C

Peyto Lake 29 11 50 III III high C

South Drywood Creek 23 9 50 III III high-mod. C

Banff   U- shaped   Valley 23 11 35 III III moderate C

Morley   Drumlins 34 16 35 II II moderate B

Richardson   River Dunes 31 21 26 II II low B

Eastgate Sand    Hills 9 40 22 III I low B

Holmes Crossing Dunes 38 21 30 II II moderate B

Athabasca      Dunes   Ecological     Reserve 27 21 26 III II low C

Jasper Lake      Dunes 18 20 35 III II moderate C

Cold Sulphur      Springs 27 9 45 III III high C

   Vermilion    Lake Springs 4 26 27 III I low B

Whitehorse Creek Reef 29 9 27 III III low C

Hummingbird Creek Reef 31 9 27 III III low C

North Burnt Timber Reef 36 3 37 II III moderate C

Grassy Lakes Reef 22 13 36 III III moderate C

Sullivan Creek sand Ripples 33 3 45 II III high C

South Drywood Creek sand Ripples 22 6 35 III III moderate C

Grassy Mountain Ripples 34 15 31 II III moderate C

Red Rock Coulee Concretions 29 10 40 III III high C