Summary. In the very heart of the Death Valley, thanks to recent faulting activities, the tiny Gower Gulch has captured the mighty Furnace Greek Wash. Since then, the « up boosted » erosion power has already put in position of hanging valleys most of the former branches of the Gower Gulch. Such a « tectonic capture » is not an exception. Similar facts are to be seen in the canyons splitting up the marginal ridges. The greatest river of the region, the Amargosa's, has known in its recent past, the same history, especially at the time of the main phase having created the deepest trench of the Death Valley (Graben).
Summary. In the very heart of the Death Valley, thanks to recent faulting activities, the tiny Gower Gulch has captured the mighty Furnace Greek Wash. Since then, the « up boosted » erosion power has already put in position of hanging valleys most of the former branches of the Gower Gulch. Such a « tectonic capture » is not an exception. Similar facts are to be seen in the canyons splitting up the marginal ridges. The greatest river of the region, the Amargosa's, has known in its recent past, the same history, especially at the time of the main phase having created the deepest trench of the Death Valley (Graben).
Summary. In the very heart of the Death Valley, thanks to recent faulting activities, the tiny Gower Gulch has captured the mighty Furnace Greek Wash. Since then, the « up boosted » erosion power has already put in position of hanging valleys most of the former branches of the Gower Gulch. Such a « tectonic capture » is not an exception. Similar facts are to be seen in the canyons splitting up the marginal ridges. The greatest river of the region, the Amargosa's, has known in its recent past, the same history, especially at the time of the main phase having created the deepest trench of the Death Valley (Graben).Summary. In the very heart of the Death Valley, thanks to recent faulting activities, the tiny Gower Gulch has captured the mighty Furnace Greek Wash. Since then, the « up boosted » erosion power has already put in position of hanging valleys most of the former branches of the Gower Gulch. Such a « tectonic capture » is not an exception. Similar facts are to be seen in the canyons splitting up the marginal ridges. The greatest river of the region, the Amargosa's, has known in its recent past, the same history, especially at the time of the main phase having created the deepest trench of the Death Valley (Graben).