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From Saline to Freshwater: The Diversity of Western Lakes in Space and Time
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Scott W. Starratt;
Scott W. Starratt
U.S. Geological Survey MS 910, 345 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Michael R. Rosen
Michael R. Rosen
U.S. Geological Survey 2730 North Deer Run Road Carson City, Nevada 89701, USA
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Geological Society of America
Volume
536
ISBN electronic:
9780813795362
ISBN print:
9780813725369
Publication date:
August 12, 2021
Beginning with the nineteenth-century territorial surveys, the lakes and lacustrine deposits in what is now the western United States were recognized for their economic value to the expanding nation. In the latter half of the twentieth century, these systems have been acknowledged as outstanding examples of depositional systems serving as models for energy exploration and environmental analysis, many with global applications in the twenty-first century. The localities presented in this volume extend from exposures of the Eocene Green River Formation in Utah and Florissant Formation in Colorado, through the Pleistocene and Holocene lakes of the Great Basin to lakes along the California and Oregon coast. The chapters explore environmental variability, sedimentary processes, fire history, the impact of lakes on crustal flexure, and abrupt climate events in arid regions, often through the application of new tools and proxies.
From Saline to Freshwater: The Diversity of Western Lakes in Space and Time
Editor(s): Scott W. Starratt, Michael R. Rosen
https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE536
ISBN (print): 9780813725369
ISBN (electronic): 9780813795362
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2021
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Table of Contents
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Lakes of the western United States: Novel tools and new viewsAuthor(s)Scott W. Starratt;Scott W. StarrattU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Michael R. Rosen*Michael R. Rosen*U.S. Geological Survey, 2730 N. Deer Run Road, Carson City, Nevada 89701, USA
*published posthumously
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A lignin, diatom, and pollen record spanning the Pleistocene–Holocene transition at Fallen Leaf Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, USAAuthor(s)G. Ian Ball*;G. Ian Ball*Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Geosciences Research Division, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
*Corresponding author; present address: Chevron Energy Technology Company, 1500 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, USA.
Search for other works by this author on:Paula J. Noble;Paula J. NobleDepartment of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USASearch for other works by this author on:Brandon M. Stephens;Brandon M. StephensScripps Institution of Oceanography, Geosciences Research Division, La Jolla, California 92093, USASearch for other works by this author on:Anna Higgins;Anna HigginsDepartment of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USASearch for other works by this author on:Scott A. Mensing;Scott A. MensingDepartment of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USASearch for other works by this author on:L.I. AluwihareL.I. AluwihareScripps Institution of Oceanography, Geosciences Research Division, La Jolla, California 92093, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
A 35,000 yr fire history from the Oregon Coast Range, USAAuthor(s)Colin J. Long;Colin J. LongDepartment of Geography, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901, USASearch for other works by this author on:Mitchell J. Power;Mitchell J. PowerDepartment of Geography, Natural History Museum of Utah, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USASearch for other works by this author on:Laurie D. GriggLaurie D. GriggDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont 05663, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Records of late Quaternary environmental change from high-elevation lakes in the Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range, NevadaAuthor(s)Jeffrey S. Munroe*;Jeffrey S. Munroe*Geology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont 05753, USA
*Corresponding author: [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:Matthew F. Bigl;Matthew F. BiglGeology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont 05753, USASearch for other works by this author on:Annika E. Silverman;Annika E. SilvermanGeology Department, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont 05753, USASearch for other works by this author on:Benjamin J.C. LaabsBenjamin J.C. LaabsDepartment of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Geomorphic controls on sedimentation in Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, eastern Great BasinAuthor(s)Charles G. (Jack) Oviatt*Charles G. (Jack) Oviatt*Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66056, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Sensitivity of a western Great Basin terminal lake to winter northeast Pacific storm track activity and moisture transportAuthor(s)Benjamin J. Hatchett;Benjamin J. HatchettDivision of Atmospheric Sciences and Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, Nevada 89512, USASearch for other works by this author on:Douglas P. Boyle;Douglas P. BoyleDepartment of Geography, University of Nevada–Reno, MS 0154, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557, USASearch for other works by this author on:Chris B. Garner;Chris B. GarnerDivision of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, Nevada 89512, USASearch for other works by this author on:Michael L. Kaplan;Michael L. KaplanDivision of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, Nevada 89512, USASearch for other works by this author on:Scott D. Bassett;Scott D. BassettDepartment of Geography, University of Nevada–Reno, MS 0154, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557, USASearch for other works by this author on:Aaron E. PutnamAaron E. PutnamSchool of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, 224 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, Maine 04473, USA, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10983, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Radiocarbon and paleomagnetic chronology of the Searles Lake Formation, San Bernardino County, California, USAAuthor(s)Jeffrey R. Knott*;Jeffrey R. Knott*Department of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, 800 N. State College Boulevard, Fullerton, California 92834-6850, USA
*Corresponding author: [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:Joseph C. Liddicoat;Joseph C. LiddicoatDepartment of Environmental Science, Barnard College, Columbia University, 3009 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert S. Coe;Robert S. CoeDepartment of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of California–Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert M. NegriniRobert M. NegriniDepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University–Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, California 93311, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Influence of pluvial lake cycles on earthquake recurrence in the northwestern Basin and Range, USAAuthor(s)Anne E. Egger;Anne E. EggerDepartment of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, Washington 98926-7418, USASearch for other works by this author on:Daniel E. Ibarra;Daniel E. IbarraDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Room 140, Stanford, California 94305-4216, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ray Weldon;Ray WeldonDepartment of Earth Sciences, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1272, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert M. Langridge;Robert M. LangridgeGNS Science–Te Pu Ao, P.O. Box 30-368, Lower Hutt 5040, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:Brian Marion*;Brian Marion*Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, Washington 98926-7418, USA
*Current address: Science Department, Big Bend Community College, 7662 Chanute Street NE, Moses Lake, Washington 98837-3293, USA.
Search for other works by this author on:Jennifer Hall†Jennifer Hall†Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, Washington 98926-7418, USA†Current address: Leidos, 11025 Trade Center Drive, Suite 100, Rancho Cordova, California 95670, USA.
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Lake Andrei: A Pliocene pluvial lake in Eureka Valley, eastern CaliforniaAuthor(s)Jeffrey R. Knott*;Jeffrey R. Knott*Department of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92834, USASearch for other works by this author on:Elmira Wan;Elmira WanU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alan L. Deino;Alan L. DeinoBerkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California 94709, USASearch for other works by this author on:Mitch Casteel;Mitch CasteelMitch Casteel Geologic Field Services, P.O. Box 20252, Reno, Nevada 89515, USASearch for other works by this author on:Marith C. Reheis;Marith C. ReheisU.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 980, Lakewood, Colorado 80225-0046, USASearch for other works by this author on:Fred M. Phillips;Fred M. PhillipsDepartment of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USASearch for other works by this author on:Laura Walkup;Laura WalkupU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kyle McCarty†;Kyle McCarty†Department of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92834, USA
†Current address: Department of Geology, Pomona College, 333 N. College Way, Claremont, California 91711, USA.
Search for other works by this author on:David N. Manoukian§;David N. Manoukian§Department of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92834, USA§Current address: Ramboll, 3441 Sausalito Street, Los Alamitos, California 90720, USA.
Search for other works by this author on:Ernest Nunez Jr.#Ernest Nunez Jr.#Department of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92834, USA#Current address: Orange County Water District, 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, California 92708, USA.
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Evidence for a large middle Holocene flood event in the Pacific southwestern United States (Lake Elsinore, California)Author(s)M.E. Kirby*;M.E. Kirby*Department of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
*E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:W.P. Patterson*;W.P. Patterson*Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada*E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:L. Ivanovici;L. IvanoviciDepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University–Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USASearch for other works by this author on:D. Sandquist*;D. Sandquist*Department of Biological Science, California State University–Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA*E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:K.C. Glover*K.C. Glover*Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469, USA*E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].
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Perspectives on the paleolimnology of the late Eocene Florissant lake from diatom and sedimentary evidence at Clare’s Quarry, Teller County, Colorado, USAAuthor(s)Mary Ellen Benson*;Mary Ellen Benson*Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA
*Corresponding author: [email protected]; [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:Dena M. Smith;Dena M. SmithNational Science Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, USASearch for other works by this author on:Sarah A. SpauldingSarah A. SpauldingU.S. Geological Survey and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
A comparison of western Great Basin paleoclimate records for the last 3000 yr: Evidence for multidecadal- to millennial-scale droughtAuthor(s)Steve P. Lund;Steve P. LundDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USASearch for other works by this author on:Larry V. BensonLarry V. BensonU.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Paleoclimate record for Lake Coyote, California, and the Last Glacial Maximum and deglacial paleohydrology (25 to 14 cal ka) of the Mojave RiverAuthor(s)David M. Miller;David M. MillerU.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Stephanie L. Dudash;Stephanie L. DudashU.S. Geological Survey, 520 N. Park Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85719, USASearch for other works by this author on:John P. McGeehinJohn P. McGeehinRetired, U.S. Geological SurveySearch for other works by this author on:
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Postglacial environmental change of a high-elevation forest, Sangre de Cristo Mountains of south-central ColoradoAuthor(s)R. Scott Anderson;R. Scott AndersonSchool of Earth & Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, 527 S. Beaver Street, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, USASearch for other works by this author on:Hanna R. Soltow;Hanna R. Soltow1606 Inez Drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110, USASearch for other works by this author on:Gonzalo Jiménez-MorenoGonzalo Jiménez-MorenoDepartamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Avenida Fuente Nueva s/n, 18002 Granada, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:
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Characteristics of landslide-formed lakes of central Idaho: High-resolution archives of watershed productivity and clastic sediment deliveryAuthor(s)Mark D. Shapley;Mark D. ShapleyNational Lacustrine Core Repository (LacCore)/Continental Scientific Drilling Coordination Office (CSDCO), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA, and Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USASearch for other works by this author on:Bruce P. Finney;Bruce P. FinneyDepartment of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USA, and Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USASearch for other works by this author on:Charles R. KruegerCharles R. KruegerWSP USA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220, USA, and Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Interpretation of mouth-bar and related lacustrine and fluvial sand bodies from the middle Green River Formation (Eocene), southern Uinta Basin, UtahAuthor(s)Dave Keighley;Dave KeighleyDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton NB E3B 5A3, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Øystein Spinnangr;Øystein SpinnangrRepsol Norge AS, Verven 4, P.O. Box 649, Sentrum, N-4003 Stavanger, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:John Howell;John HowellDepartment of Geology and Petroleum Geology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Stephen FlintStephen FlintSchool of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Geomorphic and sedimentologic evidence for pluvial Lake Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Dallas D. Rhodes;Dallas D. RhodesDepartment of Geology, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, California 95521, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert M. Negrini;Robert M. NegriniDepartment of Geological Sciences, California State University–Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, California 93311, USASearch for other works by this author on:J Ramon Arrowsmith;J Ramon ArrowsmithSchool of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USASearch for other works by this author on:Peter E. Wigand;Peter E. WigandDepartment of Geography, University of Nevada, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557, USASearch for other works by this author on:Steven L. Forman;Steven L. FormanDepartment of Geosciences, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, Texas 76798, USASearch for other works by this author on:Manuel R. Palacios-Fest;Manuel R. Palacios-FestTerra Nostra Earth Sciences Research, LLC, P.O. Box 37195, Tucson, Arizona 85740, USASearch for other works by this author on:Owen K. DavisOwen K. DavisDepartment of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 East 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Evolution of the Pleistocene Lake Tecopa beds, southeastern California: A stratigraphic and sedimentologic perspectiveAuthor(s)Daniel Larsen*;Daniel Larsen*Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kristian OlsonKristian OlsonDepartment of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Middle and late Pleistocene pluvial history of Newark Valley, central Nevada, USAAuthor(s)Joanna R. Redwine;Joanna R. RedwineU.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Box 25007, MS 86-68830, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:R.M. Burke;R.M. BurkeDepartment of Geology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California 95521, USASearch for other works by this author on:M.C. Reheis;M.C. ReheisU.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USASearch for other works by this author on:R.J. Bowers;R.J. BowersCentral Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, 364 Knollcrest Drive, Suite 205, Redding, California 96002, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. Bright;J. BrightSchool of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-4099, USASearch for other works by this author on:D.S. Kaufman;D.S. KaufmanSchool of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-4099, USASearch for other works by this author on:R.M. Forester*R.M. Forester*U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA
*published posthumously
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Holocene sedimentary architecture and paleoclimate variability at Mono Lake, CaliforniaAuthor(s)S.R.H. Zimmerman*;S.R.H. Zimmerman*Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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Search for other works by this author on:S.R. Hemming;S.R. HemmingLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USASearch for other works by this author on:S.W. StarrattS.W. StarrattU.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Thermodynamic evaporation and freshwater mixing models to test salinity proxies for late Pleistocene lake levels, Mono Lake, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Rahul Sahajpal*;Rahul Sahajpal*Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Hunter College, New York, New York 10065, USA
*Corresponding author, current address: Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York 10065, USA; [email protected].
Search for other works by this author on:N. Gary Hemming;N. Gary HemmingSchool of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, Flushing, New York 11367, USA, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10964, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ashaki A. Rouff;Ashaki A. RouffRutgers University–Newark School of Arts and Sciences, University College, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USASearch for other works by this author on:Sidney R. Hemming;Sidney R. HemmingLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10964, USASearch for other works by this author on:Susan Zimmerman;Susan ZimmermanLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10964, USA, and Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ritvik SahajpalRitvik SahajpalDepartment of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
A 740,000-yr-long Mohawk Lake record, Mohawk Valley, northeastern California, USAAuthor(s)Joanna R. Redwine;Joanna R. RedwineSeismology and Geomorphology Group, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, 86-68330, Denver, Colorado 80225-0007, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kenneth D. AdamsKenneth D. AdamsDivision of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, Nevada 89512, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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