2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 129
Monday, 17 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T56. Carving the Western Landscape: The Evolution of the Colorado Drainage from Source to Sink (Posters)

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

Authors will be present from .

 

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COMPARISON OF EXHUMATION ESTIMATED FROM SONIC LOG VELOCITIES IN CRETACEOUS SHALE IN THE SAN JUAN AND RATON BASINS, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO
KELLEY, Shari A., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Bullock St, Socorro, NM 87801, sakelley@ix.netcom.com, sakelley@ix.netcom.com
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LATE CENOZOIC DRAINAGE REORGANIZATION OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER, CENTRAL COLORADO, AND HISTORY OF THE ROYAL GORGE
SAK, Peter B.1, LEONARD, Eric M.2, MILLER, Scott R.3, BISCONTINI, Adrian J.1 and JEMISON, Emily2, (1)Department of Geology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, (2)Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (3)Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, sakp@dickinson.edu, sakp@dickinson.edu
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QUANTIFYING BEDROCK STRENGTH WITH RESPECT TO FLUVIAL ERODIBILITY ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER: COMPARING IN SITU AND LABORATORY METHODS
MITCHELL, Kelly J., MACKLEY, Rob D. and PEDERSON, Joel L., Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, kjmitchell@cc.usu.edu, kjmitchell@cc.usu.edu
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ELEVATION, LONGITUDINAL PROFILE, AND SCHMIDT HAMMER ANALYSIS OF STRATH TERRACES THROUGH CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK, UTAH: BEDROCK CHANNEL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE FORCING?
EDDLEMAN, James L., Department of Geology, Brigham Young Univ, Provo, UT 84602 and MORRIS, Thomas H., Department of Geology, Brigham Young University, S375 ESC, BYU, Provo, UT 84602, hiker65@geology.byu.edu, hiker65@geology.byu.edu
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KNICKPOINT MIGRATION AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION ON THE ROAN PLATEAU
MASON, Maureen C. and ANDERSON, Robert S., Dept. of Geological Sciences and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, maureen.mason@colorado.edu, maureen.mason@colorado.edu
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RETREAT RATES AND CONTROLS ON THE FORM OF HARD-CAPPED CLIFFS IN PLATEAU COUNTRY
WARD, Dylan, Department of Geological Sciences and INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 and ANDERSON, Robert, Department of Geological Sciences and INSTAAR, University of Colorado, UCB 450, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309, warddj@colorado.edu, warddj@colorado.edu
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QUATERNARY STRATIGRAPHY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE GREEN RIVER IN THE UINTA MOUNTAINS: INCISION IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE COLORADO RIVER
HADDER, Kevin, Geology, Utah State Univeristy, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 and PEDERSON, Joel, Geology, utah state univeristy, 4505 old main hill, logan, UT 84322, khadder@cc.usu.edu, khadder@cc.usu.edu
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STRATIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR CLIMATE-DRIVEN IMBALANCES IN THE FINE SEDIMENT BUDGET OF THE COLORADO RIVER DURING THE PLEISTOCENE
MALMON, Daniel V., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, LUNDSTROM, Scott C., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046 Federal Center, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225 and HOWARD, Keith A., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS/973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, malmon@usgs.gov, malmon@usgs.gov
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TESTING THE SIGNATURE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SEDIMENTATION AND GEOMORPHOLOGY IN EASTERN GRAND CANYON TRIBUTARIES
DEJONG, Ben D.1, PEDERSON, Joel L.1 and RITTENOUR, Tammy M.2, (1)Department of Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, (2)Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, bddejong@cc.usu.edu, bddejong@cc.usu.edu
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PLEISTOCENE STRATIGRAPHY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE COLORADO RIVER AT LEES FERRY, ARIZONA
CRAGUN, W. Scott, Department of Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505 and PEDERSON, Joel L., Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, scragun@cc.usu.edu, scragun@cc.usu.edu
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COSMOGENIC 10BE EXPOSURE DATING OF COLORADO RIVER TERRACES AT LEES FERRY, ARIZONA
HIDY, Alan J.1, PEDERSON, Joel L.2, CRAGUN, W. Scott2 and GOSSE, John C.3, (1)Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, (2)Department of Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, (3)Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, 3006 LSC Edzell Castle Circle, Halifax, NS B3H3J5, Canada, hidy3@llnl.gov, hidy3@llnl.gov
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AGE OF LANDSLIDE-DAMMED LAKE DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA
WEBB, R.H., U.S. Geological Survey, 520 N. Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, FENTON, C.R., GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, Haus B, Potsdam, D-14473, Germany and HOWARD, K.A., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, rhwebb@usgs.gov, rhwebb@usgs.gov
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ABANDONMENT OF UNAWEEP CANYON, WESTERN COLORADO: STREAM PIRACY AIDED BY MAJOR LANDSLIDE
OESLEBY, Thomas W., Physical Sciences, Northwest College, 231 West Sixth Street, Powell, WY 82435, tom.oesleby@northwestcollege.edu, tom.oesleby@northwestcollege.edu
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