Snake River Plain - Wikipedia
The Snake River Plain is a geologic feature located primarily within the U.S. state of Idaho. It stretches about 400 miles (640 km) westward from northwest of the state of Wyoming to the Idaho-Oregon border. The plain is a wide, flat bow-shaped depression and covers about a …
The Snake River Plain: A Tale of Two Basins
Nov 21, 2022 · The lake drained to the north, carving Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America. The origin and development of the Snake River Plain illustrates the diverse and far-reaching geologic impacts of the Yellowstone Hotspot.
Snake River Plain - Idaho State University
Western Snake River Plain. The western Snake River Plain is 30 to 43 miles wide and trends northwest. It is a fault-bounded basin with both the land surface and the rock layers dipping towards the axis of the plain. The basin is filled by interbedded volcanic rocks and lake bed sediments of Tertiary and Quaternary age.
Yellowstone and Snake River Plain - Idaho State University
The Snake River Plain is a broad arcuate topographic depression that extends across southern Idaho. The western Snake River Plain sits in a fault-bounded graben whereas the eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) is a large structural downwarp that formed due to the weight of mafic magmas in the subsurface as well as overlying volcanic rocks.
Idaho's Snake River Plain: A Tale of Two Basins
Dec 13, 2022 · The Snake River Plain is a prominent river drainage that cuts a broad “smile” across southern Idaho, easily recognizable from satellite imagery. The geologic history of the Eastern Snake River Plain and the Yellowstone Hotspot track are closely intertwined, but the Western Snake River Plain has a different story to tell.
Out of this world: Hidden treasures of the Snake River Plain
Apr 26, 2022 · Peeking out of the sagebrush across the Snake River Plain is scattered evidence of the region’s volcanic history: black lava basalt. You may not notice this geological wonder at first glance – the region is relatively flat with some rolling hills and the occasional canyon.
Digital Geology of Idaho - Snake River Plain - Yellowstone ...
The Snake River Plain is a broad arcuate topographic depression that extends across southern Idaho (figure 1 to the right; click on image for a larger image or click here for PDF version.)
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