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Research Article| January 01, 1908 Beginning and recession of Saint Anthony Falls FREDERICK W. SARDESON FREDERICK W. SARDESON Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1908) 19 (1): 29–52. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-19-29 Article history received: 21 Jan 1908 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation FREDERICK W. SARDESON; Beginning and recession of Saint Anthony Falls. GSA Bulletin 1908;; 19 (1): 29–52. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-19-29 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionIt is now 30 years since Professor N. H. Winchell first discussed the history of Saint Anthony falls and 20 years since his final description of “The Recession of the Falls of Saint Anthony” was published.2The conclusions which he then reached have stood without revision or notable modification to this time. Both his description of the sharply defined gorge in which the Mississippi river runs from the falls at Minneapolis to near its junction with the Minnesota river and his interpretation of the gorge as the work of the gradually receding waterfall appear to have been generally accepted as final. The Saint Anthony gorge stands therefore today with that of Niagara falls, as one of the great geological timepieces by which the duration of time since the Glacial period may be calculated.The gradual recession of Saint Anthony falls for the distance of about 8 miles in about . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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