Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the South Platte River-Plum Creek drainage divide area in the Rampart Range, Colorado. The South Platte River flows west of the Rampart Range in a north-northeast direction to the north end of the Rampart Range and then flows in a northeast direction […]
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Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Cherry Creek-Plum Creek drainage divide area in Douglas County, Colorado. Cherry Creek is a north and northwest oriented stream joining the north-northeast oriented South Platte River at Denver. Plum Creek is formed at confluence of northeast, north, and northwest oriented East […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Kiowa Creek-Bijou Creek drainage divide area on the Colorado Piedmont. Kiowa Creek and Bijou Creek are two of several north and north-northeast oriented streams located east of the north-northeast oriented South Platte River segment, which is located east of the Colorado […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Bijou Creek-Beaver Creek drainage divide area in Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, and Washington Counties, Colorado. Bijou Creek and Beaver Creek are north oriented tributaries to northeastern Colorado’s north-northeast, southeast, east, and northeast oriented South Platte River with Beaver Creek located east of […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Beaver Creek-Arikaree River drainage divide area in Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, and Washington Counties, Colorado. The Arikaree River originates on an escarpment surrounded upland surface and flows in an east and northeast direction to eventually join the east oriented Republican River. Beaver […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Arikaree River-South Fork Republican River drainage divide area in Lincoln and Kit Carson Counties, Colorado. The Arikaree River and South Fork Republican River are tributaries to the Republican River and flow in east and northeast directions across Lincoln and Kit Carson […]
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 […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Big Sandy Creek-Smoky Hill River drainage divide area in Cheyenne County, Colorado. Big Sandy Creek flows in a southeast direction into Cheyenne County and once in Cheyenne County turns to flow in a south-southeast direction and south of Cheyenne County flows […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the South Platte River-Arkansas River drainage divide area in Park and Teller Counties, Colorado. The South Platte River in southeast Park County makes an abrupt turn from flowing in a southeast direction to flow in a northeast direction across the Puma Hills […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Tarryall Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area in Park County, Colorado. Hoosier Pass crosses the east-west continental divide and links the north oriented Blue River valley with the south and south-southeast oriented Middle Fork South Platte River valley, which drains in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the South St Vrain Creek-Boulder Creek drainage divide area in the Colorado Front Range. South St Vrain Creek originates near the east-west continental divide and flows in an east-northeast and northeast direction to join southeast and northeast oriented St Vrain Creek, which […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Boulder Creek-Clear Creek drainage divide area in the Colorado Front Range. Clear Creek originates near the east-west continental divide and south of Berthoud Pass and then flows in an east direction to Golden at the eastern flank of the Colorado Front […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Fraser River-Boulder Creek drainage divide area along the east-west continental divide and focuses on the continental divide north of Berthoud Pass and south of Lake Granby. The Colorado River flows in a south direction on the west side of Rocky Mountain […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Colorado River-North St Vrain Creek drainage divide area along the east-west continental divide. The Colorado River flows in a south direction in the Kawuneeche Valley from the south side of La Poudre Pass to southwest corner of Rocky Mountain National Park […]
Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Little Thompson River-St Vrain Creek drainage divide area in the Colorado Front Range. The Little Thompson River originates east of Rocky Mountain National Park and flows in a southeast, east-northeast, and southeast direction to the Colorado Piedmont and then in an […]