Tag archives for Landform origins

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 […]

Northeast-oriented and southeast-oriented Belle Fourche River, Black Hills region, Wyoming and South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic evidence Abstract: The drainage divide between the northeast-oriented southeast-oriented Belle Fourche River in Wyoming and South Dakota is located at the north end of the Black Hills uplift area, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Belle Fourche River-Belle Fourche River drainage divide area have been available for more […]

Spearfish Creek-Whitewood Creek and Rapid Creek drainage divide area landform origins, Black Hills region, western South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence  Abstract: The drainage divide between Spearfish Creek and Whitewood Creek and Rapid Creek is located in the South Dakota Black Hills, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Spearfish Creek-Whitewood Creek and Rapid Creek drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map […]

Whitewood Creek-Bear Butte Creek drainage divide area landform origins, Black Hills region, western South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The drainage divide between Whitewood Creek and Bear Butte Creek is located in the South Dakota Black Hills, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Whitewood Creek-Bear Butte Creek drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously […]

Stockade Beaver Creek-Red Canyon Creek drainage divide area, Black Hills region, Wyoming and South Dakota, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The drainage divide between Stockade Beaver Creek and Red Canyon Creek originates in the western South Dakota and northeast Wyoming Black Hills and continues southward to the Cheyenne River valley. Although detailed topographic maps of the Stockade Beaver Creek-Red Canyon Creek drainage divide area have been […]

Inyan Kara Creek-Stockade Beaver Creek drainage divide landform origins, Black Hills region, northeast Wyoming, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The drainage divide area between Inyan Kara Creek and Stockade Beaver Creek is located in the northeast Wyoming Black Hills. Although detailed topographic maps of the Inyan Kara Creek-Stockade Beaver Creek drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has […]

Niobrara River-Elkhorn River drainage divide area landform origins, Nebraska, USA

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

Niobrara River-North Loup River drainage divide area landform origins, Nebraska, USA

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

Niobrara River-Snake Creek drainage divide area landform origins, western Nebraska, USA

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

Niobrara River-North Platte River drainage divide area landform origins, eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Niobrara River-North Platte River drainage divide area is located in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska, USA. Although detailed topographic maps of the Niobrara River-North Platte River drainage divide area have been available for more than fifty years detailed map evidence has not previously been used […]

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

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Cheyenne River-North Platte River drainage divide area is located in eastern Wyoming, USA and is actually the drainage divide area between a Cheyenne River tributary, Lightning Creek, and the North Platte River. Although detailed topographic maps of the Lightning Creek-North Platte River drainage divide area […]

Redwater River-Yellowstone River drainage divide area (northeast end) landform origins, eastern Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Redwater River-Yellowstone River drainage divide area is located in eastern Montana, USA and is actually the drainage divide area between the Redwater River, which is a northeast and north-oriented Missouri River tributary, and the northeast oriented Yellowstone River. Although detailed topographic maps of the Redwater River-Yellowstone […]

Redwater River-Yellowstone River (southwest end) drainage divide area, eastern Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Redwater River-Yellowstone River drainage divide area is located in eastern Montana, USA and is actually the drainage divide area between the Redwater River, which is a northeast and north-oriented Missouri River tributary, and the northeast oriented Yellowstone River. Although detailed topographic maps of the Redwater River-Yellowstone […]

Big Dry Creek (Missouri River)-Yellowstone River drainage divide area landform origins, eastern Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Big Dry Creek (Missouri River)-Yellowstone River drainage divide area is located in eastern Montana, USA and is actually the drainage divide area between Big Dry Creek, which is an east and north-oriented Missouri River tributary, and the northeast-oriented Yellowstone River. Although detailed topographic maps of […]

Musselshell River-Yellowstone River drainage divide area landform origins in Rosebud and Treasure Counties, Montana, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Musselshell River-Yellowstone River drainage divide area discussed here is located primarily in Rosebud and Treasure Counties, Montana. The Musselshell River flows east and north to the east oriented Missouri River. The Yellowstone River flows east and northeast to join the Missouri River. Although detailed topographic maps […]