When Lake Bonneville spilled through Red Rock Pass at the north end of Cache Valley, the major part of the lake in Salt Lake Valley had to drain from west-to-east through Cutler Dam Quadrangle. Here two major saddles connect the two valleys: 1. Bear River Narrows, at about 4380 feet; and 2. Cache Butte-Wellsville Mountain Pass 4.2 miles south, at about 4970 feet. Spillover levels at both places are cut into older rocks. The following history is inferred: 1. Rise of lake to Bonneville level (5180 feet) or slightly higher ; 2. Spillover and downcutting at Red Rock Pass to a point above 4940 feet; eastward flow through Bear River Narrows and Cache Butte-Wellsville Mountain Pass; 3. Red Rock Pass abandoned; westward flow through Bear River Narrows only as the lake level continued to fall; lowest point unknown; 4. Rise of lake above 4940 feet; spillover and renewed cutting of Red Rock Pass down to Provo level (4800 feet); eastward flow through Bear River Narrows; 5. Rapid fall of lake level.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTAHS/oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:etd-1321 |
| Date | 01 May 1968 |
| Creators | Maw, G. Glayde |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@USU |
| Source Sets | Utah State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | All Graduate Theses and Dissertations |
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