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Holocene river alluvium, upper Verde River

Holocene river alluvium, upper Verde River

Distribution of Holocene river alluvium in narrow bedrock canyon reach in the upper Verde River near Paulden, AZ. All preserved Holocene river terraces are narrow and bound by tall bedrock walls and onlapping colluvium. From Cook and others, 2011, Mapping of River Alluvium Along the Verde River and Major Tributaries, Central Arizona. 

https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/item/PPPP-1552427407753-684

Photographer: Joseph Cook

Photo Date: circa 2011