| Title | Geologic controls on paleodrainage incision and morphology during sea level lowstands on the Cascadia shelf in Oregon, USA |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2021 |
| Authors | Klotsko, Shannon, Matthew Skakun, Jillian Maloney, Amy Gusick, Loren Davis, Alexander Nyers, and David Ball |
| Secondary Title | Marine Geology |
| Volume | 434 |
| Number | 106444 |
| Pagination | 16 p. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | continental shelf, geology, paleosciences, remote sensing, sediments, Siuslaw River, sonar, Umpqua River |
| Notes | In late Quaternary glaciation, sea levels were much lower than in the present. Coastal rivers wound their ways across the gently sloping coastal plain to the Pacific Ocean. The sediments off the Oregon Coast record traces of these paleorivers as they flowed to the sea. In this paper, the authors examine the submerged drainage systems of two Oregon paleorivers about 40 kilometers apart, the early Siuslaw and Umpqua rivers. The two streams made quite different impacts on the land, from the gently winding Siuslaw, with multiple cross-connections between channels to the more deeply incised bed of the early Umpqua River. This is a most interesting look at the pasts of two neighboring streams. |
| DOI | 10.1016/jmargeo.2021.106444 |
| Series Title | Marine Geology |
