United States Geological Survey YearbookU.S. Geological Survey, 1994 - Geology |
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Page 15
... deposits . In contrast , the down- stream positions of loop bottoms are usually flooded much more passively . Where the overflows have been concentrated by levee failures , the more energetic of them also cause extensive scour ; if they ...
... deposits . In contrast , the down- stream positions of loop bottoms are usually flooded much more passively . Where the overflows have been concentrated by levee failures , the more energetic of them also cause extensive scour ; if they ...
Page 16
... deposits from this flooding are generally thin and widely dispersed . Floodplain Flow - Energy Zones The floodplains of the lower Missouri and of lower Missourided into at least four flow - energy zones : ( 1 ) the active river channel ...
... deposits from this flooding are generally thin and widely dispersed . Floodplain Flow - Energy Zones The floodplains of the lower Missouri and of lower Missourided into at least four flow - energy zones : ( 1 ) the active river channel ...
Page 17
... deposits locally cover more than 30 percent of the floodplain in some bottomland areas . In contrast , moderate to thick flood deposits cover less than 5 per- cent of the floodplain along most other reaches . Deposits related to levee ...
... deposits locally cover more than 30 percent of the floodplain in some bottomland areas . In contrast , moderate to thick flood deposits cover less than 5 per- cent of the floodplain along most other reaches . Deposits related to levee ...
Page 21
... deposits that form the present - day summit cone . The Osceola Mudflow overran Steamboat Prow as it flowed . Rock debris on the lower Emmons Glacier came from a 1963 landslide from Little Tahoma Peak . Because Mount Rainier poses a ...
... deposits that form the present - day summit cone . The Osceola Mudflow overran Steamboat Prow as it flowed . Rock debris on the lower Emmons Glacier came from a 1963 landslide from Little Tahoma Peak . Because Mount Rainier poses a ...
Page 32
... in the High Plains aquifer . Although this aquifer is known as the Ogallala aquifer , the different geologic units and ages of the deposits that constitute the aquifer necessitated 32 Touching the Lives of Every Citizen Every Day ......
... in the High Plains aquifer . Although this aquifer is known as the Ogallala aquifer , the different geologic units and ages of the deposits that constitute the aquifer necessitated 32 Touching the Lives of Every Citizen Every Day ......
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