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Indiana Dunes National Park:Geologic Resources Inventory National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Indiana Dunes National Park Geologic Resources Inventory Report Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2020/2196 The production of this document cost $ 24,748 including costs associated with data collection, processing, analysis, and subsequent authoring, editing, and publication. ON THE COVER Photograph of an inland wetland area near West Beach. Photograph by Katie KellerLynn (Colorado State University) taken in summer 2010. THIS PAGE Photograph of wind ripples on the face of a dune. Photograph by Todd Thompson (Indiana and Water Geological Survey) taken in summer 2010. Indiana Dunes National Park Geologic Resources Inventory Report Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2020/2196 Trista L. Thornberry-Ehrlich Colorado State University Research Associate National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Geologic Resources Division PO Box 25287 Denver, CO 80225 November 2020 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 publications site and the Natural Resource Report publication series site. If you have difficulty accessing information in this publication, particularly if using assistive technology, please email [email protected] Please cite this publication as: Thornberry-Ehrlich, T. L. 2020. Indiana Dunes National Park: Geologic resources inventory report. Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2020/2196. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. https://doi. org/10.36967/nrr-2279904 NPS 626/173861, November 2020 ii Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................ix Products and Acknowledgments ...........................................................................................................................xi GRI Products ................................................................................................................................................................................................. xi Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................................................................................................... xi Geologic Setting, History, and Significance ...........................................................................................................1 Park Establishment and Purpose .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Geologic Setting and History ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Geologic Significance and Connections ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Geologic Features, Processes, and Resource Management Issues .......................................................................9 Shoreline Erosion .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Disturbed Lands ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Geologic Hazards: Slope Movements, Sand Collapses, and Earthquakes ................................................................................................ 20 Coastal/Lacustrine Features and Processes ................................................................................................................................................ 23 Eolian Features and Processes .................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Fluvial Features and Processes .................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Glacial Features and Processes .................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Paleontological Resources .......................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Sources for Geologic Resource Management Guidance ........................................................................................................................... 35 Geologic Map Data ................................................................................................................................................37 Geologic Maps ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 Source Maps ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37 GRI GIS Data ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37 GRI Map Poster ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 38 Use Constraints ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 38 Further Geologic Data Needs ..................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Literature Cited ......................................................................................................................................................39 Additional References ...........................................................................................................................................45 Geology of National Park Service Areas .................................................................................................................................................... 45 NPS Resource Management Guidance and Documents............................................................................................................................ 45 Climate Change Resources ......................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Geological Surveys and Societies ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 US Geological Survey Reference Tools ....................................................................................................................................................... 45 Appendix A: Scoping Participants ........................................................................................................................47 Appendix B: Geologic Resource Laws, Regulations, and Policies .......................................................................49 iii
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