Watrous Formation
| Watrous Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Upper Watrous Lower Watrous |
| Thickness | up to 110 metres (360 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, anhydrite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°16′57″N 105°52′48″W / 51.2826°N 105.8801°W |
| Region | WCSB |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Watrous, Saskatchewan |
| Named by | R.L. Milner and G E. Thomas, 1954 |
The Watrous Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Triassic to Jurassic age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
It takes the name from the town of Watrous, and was first described in well Tidewater Davidson Crown No. 1, located south-west from the settlement, by R.L. Milner and G E. Thomas in 1954.