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Mapping of River Alluvium Along the Verde River and Major Tributaries, Central Arizona

dc.contributor.authorCook, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorPearthree, P.A.
dc.contributor.authorHouse, P.K.
dc.contributor.authorBigio, E.R.
dc.contributor.authorOnken, J.A.
dc.contributor.authorYouberg, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-29T02:14:32Z
dc.date.available2018-09-29T02:14:32Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/629815
dc.descriptionIn 2010, the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) released a series of 1:24,000-scale geologic strip maps showing the extent of Holocene channel and floodplain deposits along the Verde River and five large tributaries in central Arizona. The primary purpose of this mapping was to contribute to the legal differentiation of river subflow from groundwater in surrounding areas, as Arizona courts have established the lateral extent of Holocene river alluvium as a key component in delineating subflow zones. These maps also define the physical architecture and geomorphic framework of the river systems, depicting river and tributary deposits of Holocene to late Pliocene age, Pliocene and older basin filling deposits, and various bedrock units. We employed standard geomorphic and geologic criteria to differentiate and map river and tributary alluvial deposits of different ages. The degree of clast rounding, lithologic diversity, and landform/terrace slope were used to differentiate river from piedmont alluvium.
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urlhttps://library.azgs.arizona.edu/
dc.rightsArizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectPoster Publications
dc.subjectQuaternary
dc.subjectPleistocene
dc.subjectHolocene
dc.subjectRecent
dc.subjectCottonwood
dc.subjectOak Creek
dc.subjectEast Verde River
dc.subjectWest Clear Creek
dc.subjectWet Beaver Creek Canyon
dc.subjectPrescott
dc.subjectMaricopa County
dc.subjectGila County
dc.subjectCoconino County
dc.subjectYavapai County
dc.subjectpiedmont
dc.subjectriver terraces
dc.subjectoverbank deposits
dc.subjectchannel deposits
dc.subjectflood hazards
dc.subjectVerde tributaries
dc.subjectsubflow
dc.subjectalluvium
dc.titleMapping of River Alluvium Along the Verde River and Major Tributaries, Central Arizona
csdgm.bounding.west-112.786
csdgm.bounding.east-111.456
csdgm.bounding.north35.0512
csdgm.bounding.south33.4439
dc.description.notePoster presented at 2011 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 9-12 October.
dc.description.collectioninformationDocuments in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact azgs-info@email.arizona.edu.
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