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Lake Bonneville History in Cutler Dam Quadrangle, Cache and Box Elder Counties, Utah
USU Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Lake Bonneville History in Cutler Dam Quadrangle, Cache and Box Elder Counties, Utah |
| Description | M.S. Thesis by G. Glayde Maw, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Geology, Utah State University, 1968. Written under direction of Professor Robert Q. Oaks. Typewritten, 58 single-sided pages, with one folded geologic map in pocket. When Lake Bonneville spilled through Red Rock Pass at the north end of Cache Valley, the major part of the lake in Salt Lake Valley had to drain from west-to-east through Cutler Dam Quadrangle. Here two major saddles connect the two valleys: 1. Bear River Narrows, at about 4380 feet; and 2. Cache Butte-Wellsville Mountain Pass 4.2 miles south, at about 4970 feet. Spillover levels at both places are cut into older rocks. The following history is inferred: 1. Rise of lake to Bonneville level... |
| Creator | Maw, G. Glayde |
| Coverage | Cache County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5772317/ ; Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5771875/ ; Oneida Narrows, Franklin County, Idaho, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5602847/ ; Red Rock Pass, Bannock County, Idaho, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5605099/ ; 1960-1969; 20th century; |
| Subject | Bonneville, Lake; Geology -- Utah -- Cache County; Geology -- Utah -- Box Elder County |
| Format | Theses and dissertations image/jpeg; |
| Source | Maw, G. Glayde. Lake Bonneville history in Cutler Dam quadrangle, Cache and Elder Counties, Utah. Thesis (M.S.) -- Utah State University, Dept. of Geology, 1968. |
| Relation | Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, USU Theses and Dissertations Bear River Watershed Historical Bibliography / compiled by Utah State University Library, Special Collections and Archives, 2005 |
| Publisher | Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library |
| Type | Text; |
| Rights | Public domain. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives |
| Date | 1968 |
| Identifier | http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Bear/id/7561 |
