Tag archives for Landform origins

Pawnee Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area landform origins in Weld, Morgan, and Logan Counties, Colorado, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Pawnee Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area in Weld, Morgan, and Logan Counties, Colorado. Pawnee Creek is an east and southeast oriented tributary to the northeast oriented South Platte River in northeast Colorado. Topographic map evidence shows drainage divides between Pawnee […]

South Platte River-Frenchman Creek drainage divide area landform origins in the Colorado northeast corner, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the South Platte River-Frenchman Creek drainage divide area in the Colorado northeast corner. The South Platte River originates in the Colorado Front Range and flows in a southeast, north-northeast, and east-southeast direction before turning to flow in a northeast direction to the […]

Lodgepole Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area landform origins near the Wyoming-Nebraska-Colorado corner, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Lodgepole Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area near the Wyoming-Nebraska-Colorado corner. The South Platte River flows in a north direction just east of the Colorado Front Range into northern Colorado and then turns in an east-southeast, east, and northeast direction to […]

Laramie River-North Fork Cache la Poudre River drainage divide area landform origins along the Wyoming-Colorado border, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Laramie River–North Fork Cache la Poudre River drainage divide area along the Wyoming-Colorado border. The Laramie River flows in a north direction between the Medicine Bow Mountains and the Colorado Laramie Mountains and then in a northeast and north direction in […]

Lodgepole Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area landform origins in Cheyenne and Kimball Counties, Nebraska and Sedgwick and Logan Counties, Colorado, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Lodgepole Creek-South Platte River drainage divide area in Kimball and Cheyenne Counties, Nebraska and Sedgwick and Logan Counties, Colorado. Kimball and Cheyenne Counties are located along the south margin of the Nebraska panhandle and Sedgwick and Logan Counties are located in […]

North Platte River-Lodgepole Creek drainage divide area landform origins in Morrill and Cheyenne Counties, Nebraska, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the North Platte River-Lodgepole Creek drainage divide area in Morrill and Cheyenne Counties, Nebraska. Morrill and Cheyenne Counties are located in the Nebraska Panhandle with Morrill County north of Cheyenne County and the northeast corner of Colorado located south of Cheyenne County. […]

North Platte River-South Platte River drainage divide area landform origins in Deuel, Garden, and Keith Counties, Nebraska, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the North Platte River-South Platte River drainage divide area in Deuel, Garden, and Keith Counties, Nebraska. Deuel, Garden, and Keith Counties are located in western Nebraska west of where the northeast oriented South Platte River and the southeast oriented North Platte River meet […]

Horse Creek-Pumpkin Creek drainage divide area landform origins along the Wyoming and Nebraska border and east of Goshen Hole, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Horse Creek-Pumpkin Creek drainage divide area along the Wyoming-Nebraska border just east of the Goshen Hole basin. Horse Creek originates at the west edge of the Wyoming Laramie Mountains and flows in an east-northeast direction across the Laramie Mountains to near […]

Chugwater Creek-Horse Creek drainage divide area landform origins in the Wyoming and Nebraska Goshen Hole region, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Chugwater Creek-Horse Creek drainage divide area in the Wyoming and Nebraska Goshen Hole region. Goshen Hole is a large and deep east oriented escarpment surrounded basin located between the southeast oriented North Platte River valley and the north to south oriented […]

Chugwater Creek-Goshen Hole drainage divide area landform origins east of the Wyoming Laramie Mountains, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Chugwater Creek-Goshen Hole drainage divide area east of the Wyoming Laramie Mountains. Goshen Hole is a large east-oriented escarpment-surrounded basin in eastern Wyoming and drains to the southeast oriented North Platte River in adjacent western Nebraska. Chugwater Creek originates in the […]

North Platte River-Bates Creek drainage divide area landform origins in the Laramie Mountains, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the North Platte River-Bates Creek drainage divide area in the Wyoming Laramie Mountains. The North Platte River flows in a north, north-northeast, northeast, east, south, and southeast direction around the northwest end of the southeast and south oriented Laramie Mountains. Bates Creek […]

Muddy Creek-Medicine Bow River drainage divide area landform origins in the Wyoming Shirley and Freezeout Mountains, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Muddy Creek-Medicine Bow River drainage divide area in the Wyoming Shirley and Freezeout Mountains. Muddy Creek is a an east, southeast, and south oriented stream flowing from the Shirley Mountains around the Freezeout Mountains to the southwest and west-northwest oriented Little […]