Category archives for Powder River

Buffalo Creek-South Fork Powder River drainage divide area landform origins in the southern Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, USA

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 […]

Middle Fork Powder River-Buffalo Creek drainage divide area landform origins in the Wyoming southern Bighorn Mountains, USA

  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, […]

Powder River drainage basin landform origins, Montana and Wyoming, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This overview essay provides highlights from more detailed essays which use topographic map evidence to interpret the history of drainage divides within and surrounding the Powder River drainage basin. Detailed essays can be found under Powder River on this website’s sidebar category list. Detailed essays describing […]

Powder River-O’Fallon Creek drainage divide area landform origins, eastern Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Powder River-O’Fallon Creek drainage divide area discussed here is located in eastern Montana, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Powder River-O’Fallon Creek drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to interpret the […]

Little Powder River-Little Missouri River drainage divide area landform origins, northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Little Powder River-Little Missouri River drainage divide area discussed here is located in Montana’s southeast corner and Wyoming’s northeast corner, near where Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana meet. Although detailed topographic maps of this Little Powder River-Little Missouri River drainage divide area have been available […]

Powder River-Little Powder River drainage divide area landform origins in northeast Wyoming, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Powder River-Little Powder River drainage divide area discussed here is located in Wyoming’s northeast corner and is immediately south of the Montana state line. Although detailed topographic maps of this Powder River-Little Powder River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years […]

Powder River-Little Powder River drainage divide area landform origins in southeast Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Powder River-Little Powder River drainage divide area discussed here is located in Montana’s southeast corner and is immediately north of the Wyoming state line. Although detailed topographic maps of this Powder River-Little Powder River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years […]

Powder River-Belle Fourche River drainage divide area landform origins, northeast Wyoming, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Powder River-Belle Fourche River drainage divide area discussed here is located in Wyoming’s northeast quadrant. Although detailed topographic maps of this Powder River-Belle Fourche River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to […]

Powder River-Boxelder Creek drainage divide area landform origins, southeast Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic evidence Abstract: The Powder River-Boxelder Creek drainage divide area discussed here is located in eastern Montana, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Powder River-Boxelder Creek drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to interpret the region’s […]

Mizpah Creek-Powder River drainage divide area landform origins, southeast Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Mizpah Creek-Powder River drainage divide area discussed here is located in southeastern Montana, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Mizpah Creek-Powder River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to interpret the […]

Pumpkin Creek-Mizpah Creek drainage divide area landform origins, southeast Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Pumpkin Creek-Mizpah Creek drainage divide area discussed here is located in southeastern Montana, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Pumpkin Creek-Mizpah Creek drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to interpret the […]

Crazy Woman Creek-Powder River drainage divide landform origins, northeast Wyoming, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Crazy Woman Creek-Powder River drainage divide area discussed here is located in northeastern Wyoming, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Crazy Woman Creek-Powder River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to […]

Clear Creek-Powder River and Clear Creek-Crazy Woman Creek drainage divide landform origins east of Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, USA

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 […]

Tongue River-Powder River and Clear Creek drainage divide area landform origins northeast of Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, USA

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 […]

Powder River-Cheyenne River drainage divide area landform origins, eastern Wyoming, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Powder River-Cheyenne River drainage divide area is located in the Wyoming Powder River Basin, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Powder River-Cheyenne River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used to interpret […]

Otter Creek-Powder River drainage divide area landform origins, southeast Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Otter Creek-Powder River drainage divide area is located in southeastern Montana, USA and Otter Creek is a Tongue River tributary. Although detailed topographic maps of the Otter Creek-Powder River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not […]