Muskeg Formation

Muskeg Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesWatt Mountain Formation
OverliesKeg River Formation
Thicknessup to 270 metres (890 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryAnhydrite, dolomite
OtherHalite, limestone
Location
Coordinates59°10′21″N 118°44′54″W / 59.1725°N 118.7482°W / 59.1725; -118.7482 (Steen River 2-22-117-5W6M)
RegionAlberta
British Columbia
CountryCanada
Type section
Named byJ. Law

The Muskeg Formation is a geologic formation of Middle Devonian (Givetian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It extends from the plains of northwestern Alberta to northeastern British Columbia, and includes important petroleum and natural gas reservoirs in the Zama lake and Rainbow Lake areas of northwestern Alberta.