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Abstract
A distinctive set of fine-grained deposits occurs throughout the lower Colorado River Valley, extending from just below the mouth of Grand Canyon to well into the river delta below Yuma, AZ (Figure 1), an along-channel distance of over 700 km. Upstream of Parker, Arizona, the deposits consist of scattered erosional remnants up to 150 m above the modern floodplain. Below Parker, they occur in isolated outcrops but also underlie large continuous terraces such as Parker Mesa, Palo Verde Mesa, and Yuma Mesa. These deposits form the Chemehuevi Formation of Longwell (1936).
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Overview: The Chemehuevi Formation along the lower Colorado River |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | California State University |
| Publisher location | Northridge, CA |
| Contributing office(s) | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Conference Paper |
| Larger Work Title | Wild, Scenic and Rapid, a trip down the Colorado River trough: Field trip guide and abstracts from the 2007 Desert Symposium |
| First page | 57 |
| Last page | 60 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona, California |
| Other Geospatial | Chemehuevi Formation, Colorado River |
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