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1691 - Geology of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Potomac Rive Corridor (Bulletin de U.S. Geological Survey professional paper, 1691 [01/01/2008]) / Scott Southworth
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Titre : 1691 - Geology of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Potomac Rive Corridor : District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Scott Southworth, Auteur Année de publication : 2008 Importance : 1 vol. (x-144 p.) Présentation : ill. en noir et coul., cartes, couv. ill. Format : 28 cm Accompagnement : [1] f. de carte dépl. Langues : Américain (ame) Résumé : The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is 184.5 mi long and extends from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Md. The canal passes through three physiographic provinces including the Piedmont, Valley and Ridge, and the Blue Ridge; the map area also includes rocks of the Coastal Plain and Appalachian Plateaus provinces. Each province contains unique packages of rocks that influenced the character of the canal and towpath. The ages of the bedrock encountered along the length of the park range from Mesoproterozoic to Jurassic and represent a variety of tectonic and depositional environments. The different rock types and surficial deposits dictated the various construction methods for the canal, which was excavated in Quaternary flood-plain deposits as well as through bedrock. The ancient course of the Potomac River and the deposits it left behind also influenced the location of the canal and towpath. The engineers made good use of the many rock types to construct the locks, dams, aqueducts, and culverts that guided water from the Potomac River into the canal and maintained the water level as canal boats traveled between higher elevations in western Maryland to sea level in Washington, D.C. The canal and towpath provide a unique transect across the central Appalachian region for examining the rich geologic diversity and history [n° ou bulletin]Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Origine Cote Support Section Disponibilité FFS035829 2.2 USGS PP Périodiques Géographique Exclu du prêt 1264 - Geology of the National Capital Region: field trip guidebook (Bulletin de U.S. Geological Survey circular, 1264 [01/01/2004])
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Titre : 1264 - Geology of the National Capital Region: field trip guidebook Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Scott Southworth, Éditeur scientifique ; William Burton, Auteur Année de publication : 2004 Importance : 1 vol. (vi-298 p.) Présentation : ill. en coul., cartes, couv. ill. en coul. Format : 28 cm Langues : Américain (ame) [n° ou bulletin]Exemplaires(1)
Code-barres Origine Cote Support Section Disponibilité FFS002016 2.2 USGS USG Périodiques Géographique Exclu du prêt