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Lake Meredith NRA and Alibates Flint Quarries NM National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Geologic Resources Inventory Report Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2015/1046 ON THE COVER: Visitors hike along the Canadian River in October 2012. The colorful Permian red beds provide a scenic backdrop for hiking, as well as birdwatching, camping, swimming, hunting, horseback riding, boating, and fishing in Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. National Park Service photograph available at http://www.nps.gov/lamr/planyourvisit/things2do.htm. THIS PAGE: Alibates Dolomite is a distinctive layer in the Permian red beds at Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument. The dolomite yields the famous Alibates flint, which prehistoric peoples used for making tools. The dolomite also served as a “canvas” for prehistoric people to chip and peck petroglyphs. National Park Service photograph from National Park Service (2014a, p. 9). Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Geologic Resources Inventory Report Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2015/1046 Katie KellerLynn Colorado State University Research Associate National Park Service Geologic Resources Division Geologic Resources Inventory PO Box 25287 Denver, CO 80225 September 2015 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Fort Collins, Colorado The National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado, publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics. These reports are of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Report Series is used to disseminate comprehensive information and analysis about natural resources and related topics concerning lands managed by the National Park Service. The series supports the advancement of science, informed decision-making, and the achievement of the National Park Service mission. The series also provides a forum for presenting more lengthy results that may not be accepted by publications with page limitations. All manuscripts in the series receive the appropriate level of peer review to ensure that the information is scientifically credible, technically accurate, appropriately written for the intended audience, and designed and published in a professional manner. This report received informal peer review by subject-matter experts who were not directly involved in the collection, analysis, or reporting of the data. Views, statements, findings, conclusions, recommendations, and data in this report do not necessarily reflect views and policies of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U.S. Government. This report is available from the Geologic Resources Inventory website (http://go.nps.gov/gripubs), and the Natural Resource Publications Management website (http://www.nature.nps.gov/publications/nrpm/). To receive this report in a format optimized for screen readers, please email [email protected]. Please cite this publication as: KellerLynn, K. 2015. Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: Geologic resources inventory report. Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2015/1046. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. NPS 618/129982, 434/129982, September 2015 iiii Contents Page Figures . v Executive Summary . vii Products and Acknowledgments . .. xi GRI Products . xi Acknowledgments . xi Geologic Setting and Significance . ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 1 Geologic Features and Processes . .. 5 Geologic Structures . ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������5 Permian Red Beds . ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������5 Alibates Dolomite and Alibates Flint . ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������8 Triassic Rocks . 12 Ogallala Formation . 13 Paleontological Resources . ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������13 Dissolution of Red Beds . �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15 Karst . 16 Rock Shelter . 17 Canadian River . 17 Canadian Breaks and Caprock Escarpment . 19 Lake Meredith . 19 Aeolian Features and Processes . 20 Geologic Resource Management Issues . ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 Oil and Gas Production . 21 Accelerated Erosion and Sedimentation . �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������23 Off-Road Vehicle Use and Disturbed Land Restoration . 23 Wind Erosion and Dust Storms . 24 Wind Energy Development . 25 Abandoned Mineral Lands and Borrow Site . �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������26 Slope Movement Hazards . ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������27 Sinkhole Collapse and Erosion . 29 Lake Level . ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������29 Changes to Hydrology . 30 Paleontological Resource Inventory, Monitoring, and Protection . �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������30 Seismic Hazards . �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������31 Cave Resource Management . 32 Geologic History . 33 Pennsylvanian–Permian Periods: Structural Basins and Uplifts . 34 Permian Period: Red Beds . ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������34 Triassic Period: Terrestrial Rocks . 35 Jurassic–Cretaceous Periods: Gap in the Rock Record . 35 Tertiary–Quaternary Periods: Ogallala Formation . 36 Quaternary Period: Canadian River Valley . 37 Geologic Map Data . ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Geologic Maps . 39 Source Maps . 39 GRI GIS Data . 39 GRI Poster . ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������40 Map Unit Properties Table . ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������40 Use Constraints . �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������40 iii Contents (continued) Page Glossary . 41 Literature Cited . 47 Additional References . 53 Geology of National Park Service Areas . 53 NPS Resource Management Guidance and Documents . 53 Climate Change Resources . 53 Geological Surveys and Societies . 53 US Geological Survey Reference Tools . 53 Appendix A: Scoping Participants . 55 2011 Scoping Meeting Participants . 55 Appendix B: Geologic Resource Laws, Regulations, and Policies . 57 GRI Poster . .in pocket Map Unit Properties Table . .in pocket iv Figures Page Plate 1. Map of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument. �������������������������������� in pocket Figure 1. Regional map showing the location of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument.. 1 Figure 2. Physiographic map. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 Figure 3. Photograph of red beds at Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument . 2 Figure 4. Geologic time scale . 3 Figure 5. Photograph of Alibates flint projectile points . 4 Figure 6. Map of regional geologic structures . 6 Figure 7. Photograph of sandstone dikes. ..
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