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Diagram of topographic map sheets for Wyoming. Yellow-shaded area has no Quaternary faults or area is unmapped.
Lander
Driggs
Ashton
Preston
Ogden
Cody
Thermopolis
Rock Springs Rawlins
Casper
Arminto
Sheridan Gillette
Newcastle
Torrington
Cheyenne
MAP EXPLANATION
TIME OF MOST RECENT SURFACE RUPTURE
Historic (1959, Hegben earthquake)
Holocene (<10,000 years) or
post last glaciation (<15,000 years; 15 ka)
Late Quaternary (<130,000; post penultimate glaciation)
Late and middle Quaternary (<750,000 years; 750 ka)
Quaternary, undifferentiated (<1,600,000 years; <1.6 Ma)
Class B, suspect (shown in black on inset map)
Area of no Quaternary faults or area unmapped
SLIP RATE
1.0-5.0 mm/year
0.2-1.0 mm/year
<0.2 mm/year
TRACE
Mostly continuous at map scale
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Inferred or concealed
STRUCTURE TYPE AND RELATED FEATURES
Synclinal fold
Normal fault
Fault section marker
Fault group boundary
DETAILED STUDY SITES
Trench site
Other site
CULTURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
National Park boundary
Primary highway
Primary or secondary road
Permanent river or stream
Intermittent river or stream
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Mostrecentevent
DATA ON QUATERNARY FAULTS AND FOLDS IN WYOMING
Slip rate(mm/yr)
Length(km)
Azimuth(average)
Faulttype
Dipdirection
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-----DriggsDriggs
PrestonPrestonPrestonOgdenOgdenOgden
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AshtonAshtonAshton
Ashton-----
AshtonAshtonAshton
AshtonAshtonAshton
AshtonAshtonDriggs
-----AshtonAshtonAshtonAshtonAshtonAshtonAshtonAshtonAshton
Ashton
AshtonAshton
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-----DriggsDriggsDriggsDriggsDriggsDriggsDriggsDriggs
-----DriggsDriggsDriggsDriggs
ThermopolisArmintoLanderLander
-----CasperLander
-----CasperCasperCasperCasperCasperCasperOgden
-----<15 ka
<750 ka<130 ka<130 ka
-----<1.6 Ma<130 ka<15 ka
<130 ka<15 ka<15 ka<15 ka<15 ka
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<15 ka<750 ka<750 ka
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<750 ka
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Red Canyon fault Richards Creek section Maple Creek SectionFaults south of Blacktail ButteSecondary faults in Jackson Hole Valley (Class B)Grand Valley fault Grand Valley section Unnamed section near Prater Mountain Star Valley sectionUnnamed piedmont faultGreys River faultRock Creek faultBear River fault zoneAbsaroka faultHogsback fault Northern section Southern sectionSublette Flat faultEastern Bear Valley fault (Class B)Western Bear Valley faults Elk Mountain faultNorth Bridger Creek faultSpring Creek faultThe Pinnacle faultRyckman Creek faultWhitney Canyon fault Almy fault zoneDuncomb Hollow faultFaults on north flank of Phil Pico MountainEast Gallatin-Reese Creek fault system Reese Creek section East Gallatin sectionPost-Lava Creek faults in NW Yellowstone National ParkUnnamed faults near Opal CreekMirror Plateau faults Younger section Older sectionUnnamed faults in the Burnt-Raven Creek areaShoshone Lake faultsWolf Lake fault and nearby faultsMallard Lake resurgent dome faults (Class B)Elephant Back fault zoneLake Hotel faults (graben)East Gros Ventre fault (Class B)Eagle Bay fault Northern section Middle section Southern sectionSour Creek Dome faults (Class B)Faults near Clear Creek (Class B)Faults of Brimstone Basin areaUpper Yellowstone Valley faultsFaults near Trishman and Douglas KnobsFaults along the Lava Creek caldera margin (Class B)Faults in boundary region of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National ParksSnake River caldera faultsEast Mount Sheridan faultsBuffalo Fork fault Northern section Middle section Southern section (Class B)Teton fault Steamboat Mountain section Northern section Middle section Southern section Avalanche Canyon section Granite Canyon sectionTogwotee Lodge faultsBaldy Mountain faultPhillips Valley faults Northern section Middle (Ski Lake) section Southern (Glory Slide) section (Class B)Hoback fault (Class B)Stagner Creek faultCedar Ridge faultLeckie fault (Class B)Continental fault (Class B)North Granite Mountains fault system Western section (Class B)Split Rock Syncline (Class B)South Granite Mountains fault system Crooks Mountain section (Class B) Green Mountains section Muddy Gap section Ferris Mountains section Seminoe Mountains section (Class B)Chicken Springs faultsPorcupine Mountain faults (Utah and Wyoming)
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Abbreviations: ka, thousands of years ago; Ma, millions of years ago. Reported length is straight line, from end to end. Class B structures are shown on map, and mentioned in text. Fault no. 745 not used on map or in database.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
OPEN FILE REPORTOFR 01-461
Text accompanies map
A project of International Lithosphere Program Task Group II-2,Major Active Faults of the World
Data compiled by Michael N. Machette, Kenneth L. Pierce and James P. McCalpin Digital representation by Richard L. Dart
Project coordination by Michael N. Machette (Co-chairman, ILP Task Group II-2)
2001
Map of Quaternary Faults and Folds of WyomingInternational Lithosphere Program
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
A PDF file for this map is available at http://geology.cr.usgs.gov/greenwood-pubs.html
Map area shown indetail on inset map