Delaware River: Evidence for its former extension to Wilmington Submarine Canyon
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By: D.C. Twichell, H.J. Knebel, and D. W. Folger
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Abstract
Seismic-reflection profiles indicate that during the Pleistocene the Delaware River flowed across the continental shelf east of Delaware Bay and emptied into Wilmington Submarine Canyon. The ancestral valley (width, 3 to 8 kilometers; relief, 10 to 30 meters) is buried, is not reflected in the surface topography, and probably predates the formation of the present canyon head.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Delaware River: Evidence for its former extension to Wilmington Submarine Canyon |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.195.4277.483 |
| Volume | 195 |
| Issue | 4277 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 483 |
| Last page | 485 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| Other Geospatial | Delaware Bay |