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South Fork Big Nemaha River-Missouri River drainage divide area landform origins in Richardson County, Nebraska and Nemaha, Brown, and Doniphan Counties, Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The South Fork Big Nemaha River-Missouri River drainage divide area in Richardson County, Nebraska and Nemaha, Brown, and Doniphan Counties, Kansas was eroded by massive southeast and south oriented floods. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting thick North American ice sheet located north and […]

Delaware River-Missouri River drainage divide area landform origins in Brown, Doniphan, and Atchison Counties, Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: Topographic map interpretation methods are used to determined that the Delaware River-Missouri River drainage divide area in Brown, Doniphan, and Atchison Counties, Kansas was eroded by massive southeast and south oriented floods at the time the Missouri River and Delaware River valleys and their tributary valleys […]

Delaware River-Missouri River drainage divide area landform origins in Jefferson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte Counties, Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay uses topographic interpretation methods to determine landform origins in the Delaware River-Missouri River drainage divide area located in Jefferson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte Counties, Kansas.The Delaware River-Missouri River drainage divide area in Jefferson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte Counties, Kansas was eroded by massive south, southeast, and […]

Big Blue River-South Fork Big Nemaha River drainage divide area landform origins in Pawnee County, Nebraska and Marshall and Nemaha Counties, Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Big Blue River-South Fork Big Nemaha River drainage divide in Pawnee County, Nebraska and Marshall and Nemaha Counties, Kansas was eroded by immense southeast and south oriented floods, which were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet. The present day north-oriented South-Fork Big […]

Mill Creek (Big Blue River)-Republican River (Kansas River) drainage divide area landform origins in Washington, Clay, and Riley Counties, Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Mill Creek (Big Blue River)-Republican River (Kansas River) drainage divide area in Washington, Clay, and Riley Counties, Kansas was eroded by massive south-oriented floods as the deep Kansas River-Republican River valley and the deep Big Blue River-Little Blue River valley and their tributary valleys eroded […]

Little Blue River-Republican River drainage divide area landform origins in Nuckolls and Thayer Counties, Nebraska and Republic County, Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: Immense south-oriented floods eroded the Little Blue River-Republican River drainage divide area in Nuckolls and Thayer Counties, Nebraska and Republic County, Kansas. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting thick North American ice sheet. Flood waters were captured by headward erosion of the southeast-oriented […]

Turkey Creek-Little Blue River drainage divide area landform origins in Saline, Jefferson, and Gage Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: Massive south and southeast oriented floods eroded the Turkey Creek-Little Blue River drainage divide area in Saline, Jefferson, and Gage Counties, Nebraska. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting thick North American ice sheet. Flood waters initially flowed on a topographic surface higher than […]

Lincoln Creek-Turkey Creek drainage divide area landform origins in York, Seward, Fillmore, and Saline Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Lincoln Creek-Turkey Creek drainage divide area in York, Seward, Fillmore, and Saline Counties, Nebraska is a low relief region in the Big Blue River drainage basin. Lincoln Creek and Turkey Creek are the northern and southern of several northeast, east, and southeast oriented streams draining the […]

Platte River-Little Blue River drainage divide area landform origins in Hall, Hamilton, Adams, and Clay Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Platte River-Little Blue River drainage divide area in Hall, Hamilton, Adams, and Clay Counties, Nebraska was eroded by massive south and southeast oriented floods, which were beheaded by Platte River valley headward erosion. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet […]

Little Blue River-Republican River drainage divide area landform origins in Kearney, Adams, Franklin, and Webster Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Little Blue River-Republican River drainage divide area in Kearney, Adams, Franklin, and Webster Counties, Nebraska was eroded by massive south and southeast oriented floods, which initially flowed to what was then the newly eroded Republican River valley, which had eroded headward into the region from […]

Platte River-Republican River drainage divide area landform origins in Gosper and Furnas Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map interpretation Abstract: The Platte River-Republican River drainage divide area in Gosper and Furnas Counties, Nebraska was eroded by massive south-oriented floods. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting thick North American ice sheet and initially flowed across Nebraska into Kansas to the south. Headward erosion of […]

Platte River-Medicine Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Lincoln and Frontier Counties, Nebraska, USA

Abstract: The Platte River-Medicine Creek drainage divide area in Lincoln and Frontier Counties, Nebraska contains evidence of massive south-oriented flood flow that occurred prior to Platte River valley headward erosion. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet and initially flowed across a topographic surface at least as high as […]

Medicine Creek-Red Willow Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Lincoln, Hayes, Frontier, and Red Willow Counties, Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: Red Willow Creek and Medicine Creek are southeast-oriented Republican River tributaries located primarily in Lincoln, Hayes, Frontier, and Red Willow Counties in southwest Nebraska. The Red Willow Creek-Medicine Creek drainage divide area was eroded by immense south-oriented floods, which were probably derived from a rapidly melting […]

Red Willow Creek-Blackwood Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Perkins, Lincoln, Hayes, Hitchcock, and Red Willow Counties, Nebraska, USA

Abstract: The Red Willow Creek-Blackwood Creek drainage divide area in Perkins, Lincoln, Hayes, Hitchcock, and Red Willow Counties, Nebraska was eroded by massive south-oriented floods. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet and flowed south across Nebraska and into Kansas. The east and southeast oriented Republican River valley eroded […]

South Platte River-Frenchman Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Keith, Perkins, and Chase Counties, Nebraska, USA

Abstract: The South Platte River-Frenchman Creek drainage divide area in Keith, Perkins, and Chase Counties, Nebraska was eroded by massive south and/or southeast oriented flood flow, which originally flowed across Nebraska and into Kansas. Headward erosion of present day valleys captured the south-oriented flood flow in an identifiable sequence and diverted flood waters to what […]

Frenchman Creek-Republican River drainage divide area landform origins in Chase, Hayes, Dundy, and Hitchcock Counties, Nebraska, USA

Abstract: The Frenchman Creek-Republican River drainage divide area in Chase, Hayes, Dundy, and Hitchcock Counties, Nebraska was eroded by immense southeast and south-southeast oriented floods. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet and originally flowed across southwest Nebraska and into Kansas and then further south to the Gulf of […]

Republican River-Solomon River drainage divide area landform origins in Cloud, Ottawa, Clay, and Dickinson Counties, Kansas, USA

Abstract: The Republican River-Solomon River drainage divide area in Cloud, Ottawa, Clay, and Dickinson Counties, Kansas was eroded by immense south-oriented floods. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet and flowed across Nebraska into Kansas and at one time flowed further south. Headward erosion of the east-oriented Kansas River […]

Republican River-Solomon River drainage divide area landform origins in Nuckolls County, Nebraska and Jewell and Mitchell Counties, Kansas, USA

Abstract: The Republican River-Solomon River drainage divide area in Nuckolls County, Nebraska and Jewell and Mitchell Counties, Kansas is located in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas and was eroded by massive south-oriented floods. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting ice sheet and flowed across Nebraska and into Kansas. This essay illustrates […]

Republican River-North Fork Solomon River drainage divide area landform origins in Franklin and Webster Counties, Nebraska and Smith County, Kansas, USA

Abstract: The Republican River-North Fork Solomon River drainage divide area in Franklin and Webster Counties, Nebraska and Smith County, Kansas was eroded by immense south-oriented floods. Flood waters were derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet. Headward erosion of what was then a deep southeast-oriented North Fork Solomon River valley captured south-oriented flood […]

Republican River-Prairie Dog Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Furnas and Harlan Counties, Nebraska and Norton and Phillips Counties, Kansas, USA

Abstract: The Republican River-Prairie Dog Creek drainage divide area in Furnas and Harlan Counties, Nebraska and Norton and Phillips County, Kansas was eroded by massive south-oriented flood flow. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet and flowed south across Nebraska and into Kansas. Missouri River tributary valleys eroded headward […]

Prairie Dog Creek-North Fork Solomon River drainage divide area landform origins in Norton and Phillips Counties, Kansas, USA

Abstract: The Prairie Dog Creek-North Fork Solomon River drainage divide area in Norton and Phillips Counties, Kansas was eroded by immense south-oriented flood flow, which flowed across Nebraska and into Kansas. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting thick North American ice sheet, which had been located in what had been an ice […]

Republican River-Beaver Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Hitchcock and Red Willow Counties, Nebraska and Rawlins and Decatur Counties, Kansas, USA

Abstract: The Republican River-Beaver Creek drainage divide area in Hitchcock and Red Willow Counties, Nebraska and Rawlins and Decatur Counties, Kansas was eroded by immense south and/or southeast oriented floods. Flood waters were probably derived from a rapidly melting North American ice sheet and initially flowed across a topographic surface at least as high as […]

Beaver Creek-South Fork Solomon River drainage divide area landform origins in Red Willow County, Nebraska and Decatur and Sheridan Counties, Kansas, USA

Abstract: The Beaver Creek-South Fork Solomon River drainage divide area in Red Willow County, Nebraska and Decatur and Sheridan Counties, Kansas consists of the Beaver Creek-Sappa Creek drainage divide, the Sappa Creek-Prairie Dog Creek drainage divide, the Prairie Dog Creek-North Fork Solomon River drainage divide, the North Fork Solomon River-Bow Creek drainage divide, and the […]

North Fork Solomon River-South Fork Solomon River drainage divide area landform origins in Norton, Phillips, Smith, Graham, Rooks, and Osborne Counties, Kansas, USA

Abstract: The North Fork Solomon River-South Fork Solomon River drainage divide in Norton, Phillips, Smith, Graham, Rooks, and Osborne Counties, Kansas was eroded by massive south-oriented floods which originally flowed across a topographic surface at least as high as the highest present day North Fork Solomon River-South Fork Solomon River drainage divide elevations. Flood waters […]