North Platte River, Wyoming, paleoflood, bulk soil, detrital charcoal, botanic (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Bulk sediment and detrital charcoal samples were recovered from paleoflood study sites along the North Platte River in southeastern Wyoming. These sites are part of the North Platte River Project and represent the lower section of the river from Casper, Wyoming, to Guernsey Reservoir. Samples were recovered from soils developed on stream terraces along the North Platte River in order to obtain radiocarbon dates to estimate ages for the terraces. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were...