Archives for January, 2013

South Fork Republican River-North Fork Smoky Hill River drainage divide area landform origins in Kit Carson County, Colorado, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the South Fork Republican River-North Fork Smoky Hill River drainage divide area in Kit Carson County, Colorado. The South Fork Republican River flows in a northeast direction across western and north central Kit Carson County and then flows in a northeast direction to […]

Republican River-Big Sandy Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Lincoln, Kit Carson, and Cheyenne Counties, Colorado, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Republican River-Big Sandy Creek drainage divide area in Lincoln, Kit Carson, and Cheyenne Counties, Colorado. Big Sandy Creek is an east-northeast, north-northeast, southeast, and south oriented Arkansas River tributary located in eastern Colorado. North of the east-northeast and north-northeast oriented Big […]

South Platte River-Big Sandy Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Elbert County, Colorado, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the South Platte River-Big Sandy Creek drainage divide area in Elbert County, Colorado. Big Sandy Creek is an east-northeast, north-northeast, southeast, and south oriented Arkansas River tributary located in eastern Colorado. North of the east-northeast, north-northeast, and east-southeast oriented Big Sandy Creek […]

South Platte River-Arkansas River drainage divide area landform origins in northern El Paso County, Colorado, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the South Platte River-Arkansas River drainage divide area in northern El Paso County, Colorado. The South Platte River-Arkansas River drainage divide area from the Trout Creek-Fountain Creek drainage divide in the Rampart Range to the Kiowa Creek-Black Squirrel Creek drainage divide on […]

Trout Creek-Arkansas River drainage divide area landform origins in the Park, Teller, and El Paso Counties, Colorado, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Trout Creek-Arkansas River drainage divide area in Park, Teller, and El Paso Counties, Colorado. Trout Creek is a north and north-northwest oriented tributary flowing to the north-northeast oriented South Platte River and is linked by through valleys with southeast oriented Fountain […]

North Fork South Platte River-Tarryall Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Park County, Colorado, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the North Fork South Platte River-Tarryall Creek drainage divide area in Park County, Colorado. The North Fork South Platte River originates near the east-west continental divide and flows in a southeast, east, northeast, and southeast direction to join the north-northeast oriented South […]

Bear Creek-North Fork South Platte River drainage divide area landform origins in the Colorado Front Range, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Bear Creek-North Fork South Platte River drainage divide area in the Colorado Front Range. Bear Creek is an east-northeast, southeast, northeast, and east oriented stream originating near Mount Evans and flowing to Colorado Piedmont to join the north-northeast oriented South Platte […]

Middle Fork South Platte River-Arkansas River drainage divide area landform origins in Lake, Park, and Chaffee Counties, Colorado, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Middle Fork South Platte River-Arkansas River drainage divide area in Lake, Park, and Chaffee Counties, Colorado. The Middle Fork South Platte River originates on the south side of Hoosier Pass and flows in a south and south-southeast direction on the east […]

Blue River-South Platte River drainage divide area landform origins along the east-west continental divide, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Blue River-South Platte River drainage divide area along the east-west continental divide. The Blue River originates on the north side of Hoosier Pass and flows in a north and north-northwest direction to join the southwest oriented Colorado River. Indiana Creek originates […]

Colorado River-Clear Creek drainage divide area landform origins along the east-west continental divide, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Colorado River-Clear Creek drainage divide area along the east-west continental divide. Berthoud Pass and Vasquez Pass link north oriented valleys draining to the southwest oriented Colorado River with the east oriented Clear Creek valley, which drains to the north oriented South […]

Clear Creek-Bear Creek drainage divide area landform origins in the Colorado Front Range, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Clear Creek-Bear Creek drainage divide area in the Colorado Front Range. Clear Creek is a north and east oriented stream originating in the Colorado Front Range and joining the north, southeast, and northeast oriented South Platte River on the Colorado Piedmont […]