Erosional history of the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming

Research Article| June 01, 1937 Erosional history of the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming J. HOOVER MACKIN J. HOOVER MACKIN Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1937) 48 (6): 813–894. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-48-813 Article history received: 29 May 1936 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J. HOOVER MACKIN; Erosional history of the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming. GSA Bulletin 1937;; 48 (6): 813–894. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-48-813 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract INTRODUCTIONGENERAL SETTINGThe Big Horn Basin is an elliptical lowland, limited on the west by the Absaroka and Beartooth units of the Rocky Mountain system, and on the south, east, and northeast by the crescentic arch of the Owl Creek, Big Horn, and Pryor Mountains (Fig. 1). The geomorphic history of the basin is divided into two, more or less distinct periods, the first characterized by relative uplift of the surrounding mountain ranges and by widespread fluvial aggradation of the resulting structural depression, and the second by production of the present topographic lowland through partial re-excavation of the Basin fill. The field work on which this paper is based was confined almost entirely to the broad, gravel-capped terraces and interstream benches formed during the second period by degrading streams, and the greater part of the paper is devoted to an analysis of the manner of development and the geological . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.