Category archives for James River

James River drainage basin landform origins, North and South Dakota, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This overview essay provides highlights from more detailed essays using topographic map evidence to interpret James River drainage basin landform origins. The detailed essays can be found under James River on this website’s sidebar category list. The James River originates on the Missouri Coteau northeast edge […]

Missouri River-Sheyenne River drainage divide area landform origins, central North Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence  Abstract: The Missouri River-Sheyenne River drainage divide area discussed here is located in central North Dakota, USA. Major landforms present include the Missouri Escarpment and the Missouri Coteau. The Sheyenne River originates near a major indentation in the Missouri Escarpment at Lincoln Valley. Landforms in the drainage […]

Pipestem Creek-James River drainage divide area landform origins in Wells, Foster, and Stutsman Counties, North Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Pipestem Creek-James River drainage divide area discussed here is located in Wells, Foster, and Stutsman Counties, North Dakota, USA. Major nearby landforms present include the Missouri Escarpment and the Missouri Coteau. Pipestem Creek is a major James River tributary, which flows along the Missouri Escarpment […]

Sheyenne River-James River drainage divide area landform origins in Wells, Benson, and Eddy Counties, North Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Sheyenne River-James River drainage divide area discussed here is located in Wells, Benson, and Eddy Counties, North Dakota, USA. This drainage divide is the north-south continental divide, with water in the Sheyenne River eventually reaching Hudson Bay in the north and water in the James […]

Missouri River-Apple Creek-Pipestem Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Burleigh, Kidder, and Stutsman Counties, North Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Missouri River-Apple Creek-Pipestem Creek drainage divide area is located in Burleigh, Kidder, and Stutstman Counties, North Dakota and is bounded on the west by the south-southeast oriented Missouri River valley and on the east by the south-southest oriented Pipestem Creek valley. Apple Creek is a […]

Missouri Coteau-James River drainage divide area landform origins in Dickey County, North Dakota and McPherson and Brown Counties, South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Missouri Coteau-James River drainage divide area discussed here is located in Dickey County, North Dakota and McPherson and Brown Counties, South Dakota, USA. The Missouri Coteau is a region of small interior drainage basins and is underlain by thick glacial debris interpreted to have been […]

James River-Big Sioux River drainage divide area landform origins north of Redfield and Watertown, South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The James River-Big Sioux River drainage divide area north of Redfield and Watertown discussed here is located in northeast South Dakota, USA. The James River flows south in a broad lowland between the east-facing Missouri Escarpment, which marks the Missouri Coteau east boundary, and the west-facing […]

James River-Big Sioux River drainage divide area landform origins south of Redfield and Watertown and north of Huron and Brookings, South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The James River-Big Sioux River drainage divide area south of Redfield and Watertown and north of Huron and Brookings is located in eastern South Dakota, USA. The James River is located in a broad south-oriented lowland and flows south near Redfield and Huron to reach the […]

James River-Big Sioux River drainage divide area landform origins south of Huron and Brookings and north of Mitchell and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence  Abstract: The James River-Big Sioux River drainage divide area investigated here is located south of Huron and Brookings and north of Mitchell and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. The James River flows south in a broad lowland interpreted here to have originated as the floor of a […]

James River-Big Sioux River drainage divide area landform origins south of Mitchell and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The James River-Big Sioux River drainage divide area south of Mitchell and Sioux Falls is located in the southeast corner of South Dakota, USA. Major drainage routes present include the south-oriented James, Vermillion, and Big Sioux Rivers, all of which flow to the southeast-oriented Missouri River, […]

Missouri River-James River drainage divide landform origins in Walworth, Edmunds, Potter, and Faulk Counties, South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Missouri River-James River drainage divide area in Walworth, Edmunds, Potter, and Faulk Counties, South Dakota is located in north central South Dakota. Between the south-oriented Missouri River to the west and the south-oriented James River to the east in the drainage divide area is the […]

Missouri River-James River drainage divide area landform origins in Buffalo, Jerauld, Brule, and Aurora Counties, South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Missouri River-James River drainage divide area discussed here is located in Buffalo, Jerauld, Brule, and Aurora Counties, South Dakota and also includes some areas in Hyde and Hand Counties. Major landforms illustrated and discussed include the Missouri River valley, a Missouri Coteau upland surface remnant, […]

Missouri River-James River drainage divide area landform origins in Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Bon Homme, and Yankton Counties, South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Missouri River-James River drainage divide area in Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Bon Homme, and Yankton Counties, South Dakota is located at the south end of the Missouri River-James River drainage divide area. Landforms are interpreted to have formed during immense floods when the margin of […]