Carte topographique Russian River

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Russian River

The geographer R. S. Holway wrote of the Russian River in his 1917 paper "The Russian River: A Characteristic Stream of the California Coast Ranges". Originally, the Russian River was one of several rivers draining westward from the Mayacamas Mountains through the Mendocino Plateau to the sea, a region lifted up by tectonic forces. The Navarro River drained from the Cobb Mountain area, while the Russian River drained from the Mt. St. Helena area. Being at a lower elevation, the Russian River began cutting north into the drainage area of the Navarro River. Eroding up a fault line in Alexander Valley, the Russian River intersected the Navarro River just north of Cloverdale. This resulted in the stream capture of Big Sulphur Creek (formerly the upper Navarro River) and the north fork of the Navarro River, going north to Hopland and to Ukiah. The high valleys were eroded into rocky canyons for ten miles north of Cloverdale and for five miles east of Cloverdale.

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À propos de cette carte

Nom : Carte topographique Russian River, altitude, relief.

Lieu : Russian River, El Bonita, Guerneville, Sonoma County, California, United States (38.43403 -123.10231 38.51964 -122.88571)

Altitude moyenne : 180 m

Altitude minimum : -1 m

Altitude maximum : 657 m