U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1111 Preliminary Catalog of the Sedimentary Basins of the United States By James L. Coleman, Jr., and Steven M. Cahan

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65°N 134 CANADA 68

RUSSIA 97 138 119 8 45°N 78 89 120 7 129 60°N 77 88 132 45 ALASKA CANADA 41 50 9 52 35 37 BERING SEA 110 86 25 96 10 72 39 131 1 121 31 43 125 11 95 92 36 111 130 114 47 55°N 23 3 116 61 40°N 13 99 80 4 67 14 93 63 5 33 71 59 136 GULF OF 101 21 109 87 ALASKA 19 105 113 48 102 20 139 141 73 112 118 65 40 91 106 94 50°N 44 66 100 103 76 133 12 128 137 6 79 54 104 ATLANTIC 38 62 82 Base from General Bathymetric EXPLANATION 0 100 200 300 400 MILES Basin Number Key Chart of the Oceans (G E B C O) 7 Noatak Basin 86 Nenana Basin 35°N Geologic Era: Category 60 34 27 OCEAN 08 grid showing bathymetry 12 Amukta Basin 87 Stevenson-Albatross Basin 42 124 55 and topography at 30 Cenozoic: Intracratonic 23 Holitna Basin 88 Yukon Flats Basin 70 25 Northway Lowlands 97 Nuwuk-Dinkum-Kaktovik Basin 75 69 Cenozoic: Pericratonic 58 arc-second resolution 0 100 200 300 400 KILOMETERS 31 Innoko Basin 99 Middleton-Yakataga Basin 85 Cenozoic: Intercratonic 144 33 Shelikov Basin 100 Sanak-Shumagin-Tugidak Basin Cenozoic: Oceanic 17 Alaska Albers Equal Area 36 Susitna Basin 109 Bristol Bay Basin 18 29 Mesozoic: Intracratonic 37 Galena Basin 110 Norton Basin Conic Projection Sedimentary Basins 117 Mesozoic: Pericratonic 43 Copper River Basin 111 Navarin Basin 46 Central Meridian: -154.0 Mesozoic: Intercratonic 44 Umnak Plateau Basin 118 Amak-St. George-Pribilof- 122 Paleozoic: Intracratonic of Alaska 127 24 28 56 Standard Parallel 1: 55.0 45 Kobuk-Selawik Basin Walrus Basin 81 Standard Parallel 2: 65.0 Paleozoic: Pericratonic 61 Cook Inlet Basin 121 St. Matthew - Hall Basin 22 Paleozoic: Intercratonic 30 Latitude of Origin: 50.0 68 North Chukchi Basin 130 Bethel Basin 2 74 126 Neoproterozoic: Intracratonic 72 Minchumina Basin 134 Canada Basin 142 83 1983 North American Neoproterozoic: Pericratonic 77 Kotzebue Basin 138 Colville Basin and Foldbelt 15 26 Datum 78 Hope Basin 141 Aleutian Basin 32 115 90 135 30°N 53 107 108 165°W 160°W 155°W PACIFIC OCEAN 51 16 84

49 64 57 98 25°N 143 MEXICO 25°N 140 123

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HAWAII 20°N PACIFIC OCEAN Base from General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (G E B C O) EXPLANATION 0 100 200 300 400 MILES Basin Number Key 08 grid showing bathymetry and topography at 30 1 Boston Basin 24 Zuni Basin 51 Pedregosa Basin 75 Sedgwick Basin 101 Copper-Bull Run-Elko- 123 South Florida Basin 2 Estancia Basin 26 Birmingham Graben 52 Bozeman Basin 76 Salina Basin Indian Wells Basin 124 Anadarko Basin arc-second resolution Geologic Era: Category 3 Montgomery Creek Basin 27 Raton Basin 53 Tularosa Basin 79 San Joaquin Basin 102 West Nevada Permian- 125 Southeast Oregon- 4 Shirley Basin 28 Albuquerque Basin 54 Claron Basin 80 White River-Split Rock Basin Triassic Basin Northern California Basins Base from The CGIAR Consortium for 0 100 200 300 400 KILOMETERS 5 Hanna Basin 29 Dalhart Basin 55 Rough Creek Graben 81 Great Smoky Mountains 103 Central Colorado-Taos Trough 126 Arkoma Basin - Spatial Information (CGIAR-CSI) 250 6 Middle Park Basin 30 Hollis-Hardeman Basin 56 Reelfoot Rift Rift Basin 104 Rome Trough Ouachita Thrust Belt Cenozoic: Intracratonic Mesozoic: Intercratonic 8 Hogeland Basin 32 Sherman Basin 57 Kerr Basin 82 Paradox Basin 105 Great Valley Basin 127 Southern California 9 Blue Mountains Basin 34 San Luis Basin 58 Black Mesa Basin 83 Orogrande Basin 106 Havallah Basin Borderland Basins meter digital elevation model. Cenozoic: Pericratonic Paleozoic: Intracratonic Sedimentary Basins of 10 Ruby Basin 35 Crazy Mountains Basin 59 Sweetwater Trough 84 Tascotal Basin 107 Fort Worth Basin 128 Chuar Group Area Basin North America Albers Equal Cenozoic: Intercratonic Paleozoic: Pericratonic 11 Jackson Hole Basin 38 Central Coastal Basin 60 Bird Spring Basin 85 San Juan Basin 108 Post-Ouachita 129 Western Washington - 13 Narrangansett Basin 39 Bighorn Basin 62 Kaiparowits Basin 89 Columbia River Plateau Basins Successor Basin Oregon Basins Base from General Bathymetric Chart of the Area Conic Projection Cenozoic: Oceanic Paleozoic: Intercratonic 14 Round Valley Basin 40 Piceance Basin 63 Bridger Basin 90 Mississippi Ouachita Thrust 112 Denver Basin 131 Michigan Basin Basin Number Key 0 50 100 150 200 MILES EXPLANATION the Conterminous Oceans (G E B C O) 0 8 g r i d s h o w i n g b a t h y m e t r y 15 Jornada Basin 41 Clarno Basin 64 Marathon-Marfa Basins Belt - Black Warrior Basin 113 Oquirrh Basin 132 Williston Basin Central Meridian: -96.0 and topography at 30 arc-second resolution 140 Hawaii Sedimentary Basin Mesozoic: Intracratonic Neoproterozoic: Intracratonic 16 Mesilla Basin 42 Grand Canyon 65 Uinta Basin 91 Northern California 114 Hornbrook-Ochoco Basin 133 Illinois Basin Geologic Era: Category Base from The CGIAR Consortium for United States 17 Las Vegas Basin Embayment 66 Sheep Pass Basin Borderland Basins 115 Permian Basin 135 Buried Newark Group Basins Standard Parallel 1: 20.0 Mesozoic: Pericratonic Neoproterozoic: Pericratonic Spatial Information (CGIAR-CSI) 250 meter Cenozoic: Intracratonic Mesozoic: Intercratonic 18 Espanola Basin 46 Holbrook Basin 67 Kennedy Basin 92 Powder River Basin 116 Idaho-Wyoming Thrust Belt- 136 Midcontinent Rift digital elevation model. Cenozoic: Pericratonic Paleozoic: Intracratonic Standard Parallel 2: 60.0 19 Sonoma-Livermore 47 Wind River Basin 69 Cherokee Basin 93 Ely Basin Greater Green River Basin 137 Antler Foreland Basin 0 50 100 150 200 KILOMETERS Hawaii Albers Equal Area Conic Projection Basin 48 Brown's Park Basin 70 Exposed Newark Group Basins 94 Forest City Basin 117 Baca Basin 139 Appalachian Basin Cenozoic: Intercratonic Paleozoic: Pericratonic Central Meridian: -157.0 Latitude of Origin: 40.0 20 North Park Basin 49 Val Verde Basin 71 Auld Lang Syne Basin 95 Snake River Downwarp 119 North Montana Thrust Belt 142 Basin and Range Basins Standard Parallel 1: 8.0 Hawaii Cenozoic: Oceanic Paleozoic: Intercratonic 21 Laramie Basin 50 Judith-Wheatland-Bull 73 Sacramento Basin 96 Clarno-John Day Basin 120 Belt Basin 143 Gulf of Mexico Basin 1983 North American Datum Standard Parallel 2: 18.0 Mesozoic: Intracratonic Neoproterozoic: Intracratonic 22 Tucumcari Basin Mountains Basins 74 Palo Duro Basin 98 Apalachicola Embayment 122 Mississippi Embayment 144 West Atlantic Basin Latitude of Origin: 13.0 Sedimentary Basin Mesozoic: Pericratonic Neoproterozoic: Pericratonic 1983 North American Datum

Figure 1. Cenozoic Sedimentary Basins of the United States