Origin of Some Recent Tractional Sedimentary Structures in the Rio Puerco Near Bernardo, Socorro County, New Mexico

Author

Lawrence H. Wagner

Publication Date

5-29-1963

Abstract

The Rio Puerco, in the area of study, occupies a valley eroded in the Santa Fe formation. The silty alluvium is incised by the present channel of the Rio Puerco to a depth of 10 to 25 feet. The depth of the alluvial fill in the area is not known. The channel is 50 to 300 feet wide with braod meanders interspersed with straight reaches. The Rio Puerco is ephemeral in the lower reaches with flow produced by local rains on the watershed.

Degree Name

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

First Committee Member (Chair)

Sherman Alexander Wengerd

Second Committee Member

Roger Yates Anderson

Third Committee Member

Vincent Cooper Kelley

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Recommended Citation

Wagner, Lawrence H.. "Origin of Some Recent Tractional Sedimentary Structures in the Rio Puerco Near Bernardo, Socorro County, New Mexico." (1963). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/eps_etds/231