Diversion of the upper Bear River: glacial diffluence and Quaternary erosion, Sierra Nevada, California

Special issue. Glacial geomorphology: process and form development

Auteurs :
JAMES, L.A.
HARBOR, J.M.

Description :
Deep canyon erosion and diversion of more than 300 km2 of the former upper Bear River is documented with stratigraphic and morphologic evidence. A hypothesis is presented that the channel diversion and much of the local South Yuba valley incision at the site were induced by glacial erosion during the Quaternary period.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1995, vol. 14, n°. 2, p. 131-148, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 37 ref.

Date :
1995

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier