Tag archives for Physical Geography

Missouri River drainage basin landform origins research project, overview essay

A collection of detailed research data based on topographic map evidence Abstract: The Missouri River drainage basin landform origins research project introduces a fundamentally new and different geomorphology paradigm by interpreting previously unexplained topographic map evidence to determine origins for all major Missouri River drainage basin drainage divides. Detailed essays illustrating and describing interpreted topographic […]

Black Hills landform origins, South Dakota and Wyoming, USA, overview essay

This overview essay provides highlights from more detailed essays using topographic map evidence to illustrate and interpret Black Hills landform origins. Detailed essays can be found under Black Hills region on this website’s sidebar category list. The Black Hills are highland region located in western South Dakota and northeast Wyoming and rise 1000 meters or more […]

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 […]

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

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed essays which use topographic map evidence to describe the history of drainage divides surrounding the Yellowstone River drainage basin and also of drainage divides within the Yellowstone River drainage basin. Detailed essays can be found under Yellowstone River […]

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

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

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

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This overview essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret the history of drainage divides within and surrounding the Bighorn River drainage basin. Detailed essays describing a few Bighorn River drainage divide areas near the Yellowstone River in Montana have been written and can be found under […]

Redwater River drainage basin landform origins in eastern Montana, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This overview essay provides highlights from more detailed essays describing the Redwater River drainage basin, which is located in eastern Montana and is a northeast and north-oriented Missouri River tributary. The detailed essays can be found under Redwater River on this website’s sidebar category list. To […]

Musselshell River drainage basin landform origins in Montana, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This overview essays provides highlights from more detailed essays which illustrate and describe  topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins within the Montana Musselshell River drainage basin and between the Musselshell River drainage basin and adjacent drainage basins. All interpretations in this essay and the related […]

Missouri River drainage basin landform origins in Montana, 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 Montana Missouri River drainage basin (upstream from the Yellowstone River confluence near the Montana-North Dakota border). The detailed essays can be […]

Big Dry Creek drainage basin landform origins, eastern Montana, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed essays illustrating and discussing the northeast Montana Big Dry Creek drainage basin drainage history. The detailed essays can be under Big Dry Creek on this website’s sidebar category list. All interpretations in this essay and in the more […]

Judith River drainage basin landform origins, Montana, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed essay which illustrate and discuss topographic map evidence pertaining to Judith River drainage basin drainage history. The detailed essays can be found under Judith River on this website’s sidebar category list. The Judith River is a north-oriented Missouri […]

Missouri River drainage basin landform origins in North Dakota, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This overview essay  provides highlights from more detailed essays, which interpret topographic map evidence to determine North Dakota Missouri River drainage basin landform origins. The detailed essays can be found under ND Missouri River on this website’s sidebar category list. The Missouri River enters North Dakota […]

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 […]

Big Sioux River drainage basin landform origins, South Dakota and Minnesota, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview more detailed essays using topographic map evidence to interpret  Big Sioux River drainage basin landform origins. The detailed essays can be found under Big Sioux River on this website’s sidebar category list. All interpretations in this overview essay and in the […]

Missouri River drainage basin landform origins in South Dakota, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay is an overview of information contained in more detailed essays describing topographic map evidence found along drainage divides between South Dakota Missouri River tributaries. The detailed essays can be found under SD Missouri River on this website’s sidebar category list. Overview essays and related […]

Elkhorn River drainage basin landform origins, northeast Nebraska, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed Elkhorn River drainage basin essays, which can be found under Elkhorn River on this website’s sidebar category list. All essays use topographic map evidence to interpret Elkhorn River drainage basin landform origins. The Elkhorn River drainage basin is […]

Loup River drainage basin landform origins, Nebraska, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of more detailed Loup River drainage basin landform origins essays, which can be found under Loup River on this website’s sidebar category list. Detailed essays illustrate and discuss topographic map evidence for all drainage divides surrounding the Loup River drainage basin […]

Platte River drainage basin landform origins, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic maps Abstract: This overview essay provides highlights from more detailed essays illustrating and describing topographic map evidence which is interpreted to determine origins of drainage divides between all major Platte River tributary drainage basins and Platte River drainage divides with all major adjacent drainage basins. Detailed essays upon which […]

Big Blue River drainage divide area landform origins, Nebraska and Kansas, USA

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides an overview of detailed essays describing landform origins along drainage divides in and adjacent to the Nebraska and Kansas Big Blue River drainage basin. The detailed essays can be found under Big Blue River on this website’s sidebar category list. All interpretations in […]

Solomon River drainage basin landform origins, Kansas, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides highlights from more detailed essays using topographic map evidence to interpret Solomon River drainage basin landform origins. The detailed essays can be found under Solomon River on this website’s sidebar category list. All interpretations of Solomon River drainage basin history in this overview […]

Kansas River drainage basin landform origins, Kansas, USA, overview essay

A geomorphic history based on topographic map evidence Abstract: This essay provides highlights from more detailed essays describing drainage divide origins for Kansas River and tributary drainage divide areas. The more detailed essays can be under Kansas River on this website’s sidebar category list. All interpretations are based on topographic map evidence, which is illustrated […]