Category archives for Great Divide Basin

Separation Creek-Little Sage Creek drainage divide area landform origins along the Great Divide Basin east rim, Wyoming, USA

  Abstract: Topographic map evidence in the Separation Creek-Little Sage Creek drainage divide area along the Wyoming Great Divide Basin east rim is illustrated and interpreted to determine erosional landform origins. The Great Divide Basin is a large region of internal drainage along the east-west continental divide in south central Wyoming and Separation Creek is […]

Separation Creek-North Platte River drainage divide area landform origins along the Great Divide Basin east rim, Wyoming, USA

  Abstract: Topographic map evidence in the Separation Creek-North Platte River drainage divide area along the Wyoming Great Divide Basin east rim is illustrated and discussed to determine the origin of the regional erosional landforms. Today the Great Divide Basin is a large region of internal drainage located along the east-west continental divide. The North […]

Sweetwater River-Great Divide Basin drainage divide area landform origins near the Ferris Mountain, Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Sweetwater River-Great Divide Basin drainage divide area located near the Wyoming Ferris Mountains. The Ferris Mountains are a west-northwest to east-southeast oriented mountain ridge located between Green Mountain to the west and the Seminoe Mountains to the southeast. The Sweetwater River flows […]

Sweetwater River-Lost Creek (Great Divide Basin) drainage divide area landform origins near Green Mountain, Wyoming, USA

  Abstract: Topographic map evidence in the Sweetwater River-Lost Creek drainage divide area near Green Mountain in Wyoming is illustrated and discussed to determine the origin of the regional erosional landforms, including drainage routes and water and wind gaps. Green Mountain is a northwest to southeast oriented mountain south of the east oriented Sweetwater River […]