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A Chronostratigraphic Record Of Arroyo Entrenchment And Aggradation In Kanab Creek, Southern Utah, Kirk F. Townsend
A Chronostratigraphic Record Of Arroyo Entrenchment And Aggradation In Kanab Creek, Southern Utah, Kirk F. Townsend
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study is to explore the processes that lead to the formation of arroyos. Arroyos are entrenched stream channels with steep sides that form by incision into valley-fill sediment, and are common features throughout the southwest United States. Many of these systems formed during the late AD 1800s and early 1900s in one of the most significant historic geomorphic events in the region. At this time, former river floodplains were abandoned, creating terraces. This caused a decline in local water tables and associated changes in stream discharge, vegetative communities, and the ability to irrigate once fertile floodplains. …