Category archives for Dearborn River

Montana Sun River drainage basin landform origins, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay is an overview of six essays describing drainage divide areas in and surrounding the Montana Sun River drainage basin. Essays are based on Sun River drainage basin topographic map evidence and are listed under the Sun River category (see sidebar category list). The Sun […]

Montana Dearborn River drainage basin landform origins overview essay

Abstract: This is essay is an introduction to a collection of essays describing drainage divide areas in and surrounding the Montana Dearborn River drainage basin. This essay contains an overview of more detailed information contained in the five much more detailed essays, which can be found under the Dearborn River category (see sidebar). The Dearborn River […]

Sun River-Dearborn River drainage divide area landform origins, eastern Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA

Abstract: Topographic map interpretation methods are used to determine Sun River-Dearborn River drainage divide area landform origins in eastern Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The Sun River originates along the east-west continental divide, which forms the Lewis and Clark County west border, and flows in an east direction to join the northeast-oriented Missouri River at […]

Sun River-Dearborn River drainage divide area landform origins, western Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA

Abstract: Topographic map interpretation techniques are used to determine landform origins in the Sun River-Dearborn River drainage divide area located in western Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The Sun River originates in the Lewis and Clark Range along the east-west continental divide and flows in an east direction to join the northeast-oriented Missouri River. The […]

South Fork Dearborn River-Missouri River drainage divide area landform origins, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map interpretation methods to determine landform origins in the South Fork Dearborn River-Missouri River drainage divide area located in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. No effort has been made to introduce evidence from other sources. The Missouri River flows in a north-northwest and north-northeast direction along the study region’s east […]

Dearborn River-South Fork Dearborn River drainage divide area landform origins, Lewis and Clark County, Montana

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret Dearborn River-South Fork Dearborn River drainage divide area landform origins in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The Dearborn River originates in the high Lewis and Clark Mountain Range along the east-west continental divide and flows in a southeast direction with some northeast-oriented segments to join a […]

Origin of North America east-west continental divide, Dearborn River-Blackfoot River drainage divide, Montana

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret the east-west continental divide origin along the Montana Dearborn River-Blackfoot River drainage divide. The Dearborn River-Blackfoot River drainage divide is oriented in what might be considered a southeast direction along the crests of high mountain ridges at the south end of the Lewis and Clark Mountain […]