Research Article| March 01, 1970 Origin and Chronologic Significance of Late Quaternary Terraces, Ouachita River, Arkansas and Louisiana ROGER T SAUCIER; ROGER T SAUCIER Geology Branch, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, P-O. Box 631, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar ARTHUR R FLEETWOOD ARTHUR R FLEETWOOD Geology Branch, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, P-O. Box 631, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information ROGER T SAUCIER Geology Branch, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, P-O. Box 631, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 ARTHUR R FLEETWOOD Geology Branch, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, P-O. Box 631, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 02 Sep 1969 Revision Received: 29 Oct 1969 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1970, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1970) 81 (3): 869–890. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[869:OACSOL]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 02 Sep 1969 Revision Received: 29 Oct 1969 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation ROGER T SAUCIER, ARTHUR R FLEETWOOD; Origin and Chronologic Significance of Late Quaternary Terraces, Ouachita River, Arkansas and Louisiana. GSA Bulletin 1970;; 81 (3): 869–890. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[869:OACSOL]2.0.CO;2 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 Efforts to differentiate Quaternary alluvial deposits along the Ouachita River between Camden, Arkansas, and Monroe, Louisiana, according to environments of deposition, have indicated the presence of five fluvial terraces, three of which are considered to compose the Deweyville terrace sequence. This sequence, lying stratigraphically between the Prairie terrace and the Holoceneflood-plain, can be distinguished partly by large meander scars that are characteristic of the terrace where it is present on several coastal plain streams. Previous investigations have established the age of the Deweyville terraces as being between 13,000 and 30,000 years B.P.; however, opinions vary regarding mode of origin. Morphologic characteristics of and stratigraphic relationships between the terraces along the Ouachita River indicate that a close causal relationship existed between the terraces and major episodes of aggradation and degradation in the Mississippi alluvial valley, but changes in hydraulic regimen brought about by climatic change were also significant.The chronological sequence indicated for the Ouachita Valley includes: (1) deposition of the Prairie terrace formation during the Sangamon Interglacial Stage; (2) primary valley degradation and deep stream entrenchment during waxing Early Wisconsin glaciation; (3) alluviation during waning Early Wisconsin glaciation with maximum valley aggradation occurring during the Farmdalian Substage; (4) secondary valley degradation and moderate entrenchment sduring waxing Late Wisconsin glaciation; and (5) alluviation and valley aggradation during waning Late Wisconsin glaciation, continuing into the Holocene.Rapid deposition of glacial outwash in the Mississippi Valley, including the development of an alluvial cone by the Arkansas River, resulted in the damming of the lower end of the Ouachita Valley during the Farmdalian Substage. A 500-to 700-sq-mi perennial lake, called Lake Monroe, was created by the damming; shoreline features and lacustrine plain remnants of the lake compose what is recognized as the highest and intermediate Deweyville terraces. The lowest Deweyville terrace was created subsequently during a period of waxing glaciation and valley entrenchment and under the influence of a pluvial climate. Empirical equations suggest that stream discharges were 6 or 7 times greater than at present and that precipitation was more than twice that of the present during this period. 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.