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Author : Barling, M.
Date : 1995
Title : The geomorphology and alluvial history of Matzhiwin Creek, a small tributary of the Red Deer River in Southern Alberta
Publication : Unpublished M.Sc. thesis. University of Alberta, Edmonton
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Page(s) : 101 p.
Abstract
This study examines the postglacial alluvial chronologies of some of the rivers and creeks in central and southern Alberta. In the Red Deer River, rapid downcutting in the early postglacial period resulted in over 70m of incision in the downstream reach of Matzhiwin Creek, a tributary stream, in response to the lowering of local baselevel. A steep, convex-up profile developed in Matzhiwin Creek as it was unable to incise as rapidly as the Red Deer River given its smaller drainage basin size and discharge. Following deep incision in the downstream reach, alluvial fan deposits formed along the valley sides indicating a probable trend towards more arid conditions. Truncation of the fan deposits, possibly around 5.0ka BP, occurred in response to either renewed downcutting by the Red Deer River or as a result of wetter climatic conditions. Alluvial terraces in the upstream reach of Matzhiwin Creek reflect episodes of aggradation and incision during the mid to late Holocene.
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