Quaternary Studies and General Geology

By: S. N. Eldredge, M. H. Bugden, and C. M. Wilkerson This brochure is a basic introduction to Box Elder County's geologic resources and the role they play in our economy and everyday lives. To recognize their existence and realize their importance, it is...

By: H. H. Doelling and others Antelope Island is located in the southeast corner of Great Salt lake and is the largest of its islands. It is a little over 40 square miles in size, with a length of 15 miles in a north-south...

By: H. H. Doelling and G. C. Willis Geologic maps are the fundamental tool geologists use to convey scientific information and yet are one of the most complex and sophisticated forms of presenting data. To be useful, geologic maps and supporting materials must be...

A breathtaking journey down the lifeblood of the American West From the crystalline headwaters of the Rocky Mountains to its shocking demise in a foamy, polluted pit in the Sonoran Desert, the Colorado River’s story is one of both epic beauty and profound loss....

by  Jim Davis, Mackenzie Cope, and Mark Milligan Summary Delineation of Geoheritage Sites in Utah presents Utah’s geodiversity and establishes a standardized inventory and ranking system for the state’s most valuable geological assets for use as a tool in conservation, education, and public outreach, and...

by  Adam I. Hiscock, Tyler R. Knudsen, and Rachel N. Adam Summary This study investigates the many active faults that pose a significant earthquake hazard to the growing Sevier Valley area in central Utah. Airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) elevation data were used...

by Trevor H. Schlossnagle and Kayla D. Smith Summary This study investigates the potential role of the Rubys Inn fault in Garfield County as a barrier, conduit, or combination thereof to groundwater flow, which has implications for the possible impacts of development in Emery...

by Bronson Cvijanovich, Michael Thorne, Leif S. Anderson, Ivan Tochimani-Hernandez, Tonie Van Dam, and Christian Hardwick Summary Utah has over 800 rock glaciers, which form in high elevation alpine environments and contain accumulations of ice. This ice is insulated from warmer temperatures by blankets...

Unraveling Earth's Secrets: Capitol Reef Geological Cross Section Embark on a captivating journey through time with the Capitol Reef Geological Cross Section, a remarkable educational tool produced by the Capitol Reef Natural History Association. This meticulously crafted cross-section unveils the intricate layers of Earth's...

by Adam I. Hiscock, Emily J. Kleber, Susanne U. Jänecke, Greg N. McDonald, Robert Q. Oaks Jr., and Tammy Rittenour This report presents detailed mapping of the East Cache fault zone (ECFZ), West Cache fault zone (WCFZ, Dayton-Oxford, Mantua area, and James Peak faults...

by James P. Robinson Summary The Gold Hill area of the northern Deep Creek Range near the Utah-Nevada border has undergone a diverse and complicated history of deposition, igneous activity, deformation, and mineralization and long attracted the attention of geologists. The Gold Hill mining...

By: Arthur L. Crawford and R. L. Threet The wealth and variety of geologic features to be found in Salt Lake Countyare for an area its size probably unexcelled anywhere in the world.Its layered rocks record events spanning more than a billion years: withinan hour...

By: Peter Goodwin, Rebecca Molinari Summary: This report summarizes a recently completed mapping project in Cache County that had three components: mapping wetland and riparian areas to update NWI mapping; applying additional Landscape Position, Landform, Water Flow path, and Waterbody Type attributes to enhance utility...

By: Miles McCoy-Sulentic, Diane Menuz, and Rebecca Lee Wetlands in the arid Central Basin and Range ecoregion of Utah are scarce but provide important functions such as wildlife habitat, water quality improvement, and recreational and aesthetic values. Field surveys were conducted in 2019 and 2020...

by Utah Geological Survey, Kurt N. Constenius, New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory, and University of Alaska, Fairbanks

by Andrew Rupke The accompanying database is a compilation of analytical data from carbonate (limestone and dolomite) samples collected in Utah and available at https://ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/open_file_reports/ofr-715/ofr-715.zip. A primary purpose of this database is identification of potential high-calcium limestone and high-magnesium dolomite resources in Utah, but data...

By: Paul InkenbrandtThe City of Millville, located in a prime location for aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), is having issues with elevated nitrate in the Glenridge well, a public water supply sourced from the Cache Valley principal aquifer. To alleviate high nitrate, the city...

By: Paul Inkenbrandt, Kevin Thomas, and Christian HardwickNorth Logan City modified a gravel excavation site at the mouth of Green Canyon during the spring of 2011 to retain excess flow from the Green Canyon catchment. From August 2011 to March 2012, the Utah Geological...

This open-file report makes available raw analytical data from laboratory procedures completed to determine the age of rock samples collected during geologic investigations funded or partially supported by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS). The references listed in table 1 generally provide additional information such...

By: Janae Wallace With the continued demand for U.S. derived energy products, research and development for unconventional sources of oil and gas has increased, including research geared towards unlocking the vast oil sand resources of the Uinta Basin. In particular, the Southeastern Uinta Basin...