Geomorphic history of the Virgin River in the Zion National Park area, Southwest Utah
Hereford R, Jacoby GC, McCord VA. 1995. Geomorphic history of the Virgin River in the Zion National Park area, Southwest Utah. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report. 95-515. U.S. Geological Survey. Flagstaff, Arizona
This study traces the geomorphic development of the alluvial valley of the Virgin River in the Zion National Park region of southwest Utah. The purpose is to identify, date, and interpret the patterns of erosion and deposition that formed the alluvial valley over the past 1,000 years. This information is a basis for understanding how the geomorphology of the alluvial valley changes under essentially natural flow conditions.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hereford, Richard; Jacoby, Gordon; McCord, V
- Date of Issue
- 1995
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Units
- HIST , WRD , ZION
- Keywords
- alluvial valleys, Clemson, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Floods, Floods and Historic Changes in the Channel of the Virgin River, Geologic Setting, geomorphic history, Geomorphology, historic photographs, History, Late Holocene, Late Holocene Surficial Geology and Geomorphology, Natural Resources, river channel changes, Streamflow, Streamflow History and Geomorphic Change of the Virgin River, Surficial Geology, Virgin River, WRBIB