Geology and sedimentation along the lower Rio Salado in New Mexico

Abstract

The geomorphology and Tertiary geology 9f tle lower pirt of ihe Rio Salado drainag,e are closely related to the history of the local sand dunes. Dunes form along the noith bank of the Rio Salado for seven milei upstream from the mouth and on the south bank along the east side of Loma Blanca.