Quaternary Stratigraphy, Drainage-Basin Development, and Geomorphology of the Lake Manix Basin, Mojave Desert
Quaternary Stratigraphy, Drainage-Basin Development, and Geomorphology of the Lake Manix Basin, Mojave Desert Guidebook for Fall Field Trip, Friends of the Pleistocene, Pacific Cell, October 4–7, 2007 Open-File Report 2007–1281 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Cover photo: A modern restoration of Lake Manix at the 543-m highstand level. View to the northwest from above the Cady Mountains. Clockwise from left center are the Troy Lake subbasin, Newberry Mountains, Mojave River, Calico Mountains, Coyote Lake subbasin, Tiefort Mountains (right skyline), and Afton subbasin. Modern-day Afton Canyon lies at the easternmost point of the Afton subbasin in this image. Eolian sand sheets east of the lake would have been less extensive prior to draining of Lake Manix. Visualization created in Visual Nature Studio (v. 2.53, 3D Nature Co.) by Paco Van Sistine (USGS) using 30-m DEMs and 1-m NAIP orthophotos. Quaternary Stratigraphy, Drainage-Basin Development, and Geomorphology of the Lake Manix Basin, Mojave Desert Guidebook for Fall Field Trip, Friends of the Pleistocene, Pacific Cell, October 4–7, 2007 By Marith C. Reheis, David M. Miller, and Joanna L. Redwine Principal Trip Leaders: Marith Reheis, Dave Miller, Joanna Redwine, Stephanie Dudash, and Jack Oviatt Open-File Report 2007–1281 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Mark D. Myers, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2007 For product and ordering information: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS —the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S.
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