| Pakowki Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Foremost Formation, Judith River Formation |
| Overlies | Milk River Formation |
| Thickness | up to 200 metres (660 ft)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Siltstone, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°11′33″N 111°04′00″W / 49.19251°N 111.06669°W |
| Region | WCSB |
| Country |  Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pakowki Lake |
| Named by | D.B. Dowling, 1916 |
The Pakowki Formation is a stratigraphical unit of Campanian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from Pakowki Lake, and was first described in outcrop along the Pakowki Coulee by D.B. Dowling in 1916.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
lexiconwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dowling, D.B., 1916. Water Supply, Southeastern Alberta (Contains Geological Map 1604); Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1915, pp. 102-110.