Bull Lake Creek rock slide in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming

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Research Article| January 01, 1917 Bull Lake Creek rock slide in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming E. B. BRANSON E. B. BRANSON Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1917) 28 (1): 347–350. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-28-347 Article history received: 12 Feb 1917 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 E. B. BRANSON; Bull Lake Creek rock slide in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. GSA Bulletin 1917;; 28 (1): 347–350. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-28-347 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Regional RelationsBull Lake Creek is a swift stream tributary to Bull Lake, in Fremont County, Wyoming. For a stretch of from 7 to 12 miles west of the lake it occupies a canyon 2,000 to 4,000 feet deep with walls developed at two levels. The inner canyon is cut in granite to a depth of 2,000 feet. The walls of the outer canyon, separated from the rim of the granite gorge by a steeply sloping terrace 1 to 2 miles wide, rise to heights of 800 to 1,000 feet (plate 21, figure 1). The total width of the outer canyon is 3 to 4 miles at its western end, but decreases to about 1½ miles at a point 7 miles farther east. The walls of the outer canyon are composed of sedimentary rocks, which range from Cambrian to Pennsylvanian in age. At its west end the Bull Lake2 Creek (Cambrian), Shoshoni . . . 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.