Shutter ridge
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A shutter ridge is a ridge which has moved along a fault line, blocking or diverting drainage. Typically, a shutter ridge creates a valley corresponding to the alignment of the fault that produces it.[1] Shutter ridges occur exclusively at strike-slip faults.
Example Locations
[edit | edit source]- Oakland, California[2]
- Dragon's Back, Carrizo Plain, CA
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Glossary, Earthquake Hazards Program, USGS Archived 2014-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
