Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Wind River and the Powder River south of the Bighorn Mountains. A broad low relief west-to-east oriented through valley between the Bighorn Mountains to the north and the Rattlesnake Hills to the south links the north-northeast oriented South […]
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Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Buffalo Creek and the South Fork Powder River along the south and southeast flank of the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains. Buffalo Creek is a southeast, northeast, and north-northwest oriented tributary to the northeast oriented Middle Fork Powder River. The Middle Fork […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Middle Fork Powder River and Buffalo Creek in the Wyoming southern Bighorn Mountains. The Middle Fork Powder River originates in the southern Bighorn Mountains along the asymmetric Bighorn River-Powder River drainage divide and flows in a north, northeast, east, […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the North Fork Powder River and the Middle Fork Powder River in the Wyoming southern Bighorn Mountains. The North Fork Powder River originates on the west edge of Bighorn Mountains upland surface and flows in a south direction […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Clear Creek and Crazy Woman Creek in the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains. Clear Creek headwaters originate in the high Bighorn Mountains and flow in southeast, east, and northeast directions to converge in a north to south oriented through valley along […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between South Piney Creek and North Clear Creek in the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains. North Clear Creek originates east of Florence Pass in the high Bighorn Mountains and flows in an east direction to near the Bighorn Mountains east slope base […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Goose Creek and Piney Creek in the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains. Big and Little Goose Creek headwaters originate north of north-to-south oriented passes across the high Bighorn Mountains and flow in north directions to converge east of the Bighorn Mountains […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Tongue River and Goose Creek in the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains. The Bighorn Mountains are a north to south oriented mountain range in north central Wyoming and are located between the Powder River Basin to the east and the […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Bighorn River and Little Bighorn River in northern Wyoming. The Bighorn River flows in a north direction along the west side of the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming and near the Montana-Wyoming state line turns to flow in a northeast […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Tongue River and Shell Creek in the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains. The Tongue River and Shell Creek originate in same region of the high Bighorn Mountains, but flow to opposite sides of the Bighorn Mountains. The Tongue River flows in […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Paint Rock Creek and Tensleep Creek in the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains. Paint Rock Creek and Tensleep Creek originate in the high Bighorn Mountains and flow in southwest directions to join the northwest oriented Nowood River, which flows along the […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Shell Creek and the Nowood River in the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains and Bighorn Basin. Shell Creek is a northwest and west-southwest oriented stream originating on the crest of the high Bighorn Mountains and joining the north oriented Bighorn River […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Nowood River and Powder River in the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains. The Nowood River is located along the east side of southern Bighorn Basin and flows in a north direction along the Bighorn Mountains west flank before turning to flow […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Nowood River and Badwater Creek in the southern Bighorn Mountains. The Nowood River is a northeast, north, and northwest oriented drainage route flowing from the Bighorn Basin south margin along the Bighorn Basin east margin and then into the […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Rotten Grass Creek and the Little Bighorn River in Big Horn County, Montana. Rotten Grass Creek is a northeast, north, and north-northwest oriented Bighorn River tributary originating in the high Bighorn Mountains near the Montana-Wyoming state line. The Little Bighorn […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Bighorn River and Rotten Grass Creek in Big Horn County, Montana. North of the Wyoming state line the Bighorn River flows in a deep northeast oriented canyon across the north end of the Bighorn Mountains and then flows in […]
A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Clear Creek-Powder River and Clear Creek-Crazy Woman Creek drainage divide area east of the Bighorn Mountains discussed here is located in northern Wyoming, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Clear Creek-Powder River and Clear Creek-Crazy Woman Creek drainage divide area have been available for […]
A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Tongue River-Powder River and Clear Creek drainage divide area northeast of the Bighorn Mountains discussed here is located in northern Wyoming, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Tongue River-Powder River and Clear Creek drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years […]