Clinker is formed whn rock units that overlie exposed burning coal seams are baked and fused. The red clinker is more resistant to erosion than non-baked adjacent Fort Union Formation sandstone and forms the caps of many plateaus and buttes.
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Clinker formation near Medora, North Dakota
Clinker is formed whn rock units that overlie exposed burning coal seams are baked and fused. The red clinker is more resistant to erosion than non-baked adjacent Fort Union Formation sandstone and forms the caps of many plateaus and buttes.
Watford water depot near the center of the Williston structural basin
Watford water depot. Water depots supply water for hydraulically-fractured oil and gas wells. The Watford City water depot is located near the center of the Williston structural basin
Watford water depot. Water depots supply water for hydraulically-fractured oil and gas wells. The Watford City water depot is located near the center of the Williston structural basin
Landscape near the northern Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Landscape near the northern Theodore Roosevelt National Park is characterized by the eroded Fort Union Formation.Photo is taken along Highway 85.
Landscape near the northern Theodore Roosevelt National Park is characterized by the eroded Fort Union Formation.Photo is taken along Highway 85.
Wetland water depot south of Watford City, North Dakota
Wetland water depot. Some North Dakota ranchers have converted their wetland water rights for industrial use as water depots. Photo taken south of Watford City, North Dakota
Wetland water depot. Some North Dakota ranchers have converted their wetland water rights for industrial use as water depots. Photo taken south of Watford City, North Dakota
Saint Mary River Sunset
Saint Mary River sunset
Saint Mary River sunset
Flooding on Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glaciers, Montana
Flooding on Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glaciers, Montana
Flooding on Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glaciers, Montana
Collecting DC resistivity data to define subsurface gravel channels
Collecting DC resistivity data to define subsurface gravel channels. Bakken Formation of North Dakota.
Collecting DC resistivity data to define subsurface gravel channels. Bakken Formation of North Dakota.
Installation at 13013650
Two USGS scientists installing a platform for USGS 13013650 at Snake River near Moose, WY on the bridge bottom
Two USGS scientists installing a platform for USGS 13013650 at Snake River near Moose, WY on the bridge bottom
Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation near Gillette, Wyoming
Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation. Photo taken fro the top of Cow Creek Buttes in the Burnt Hollow BLM recreation area about 20 miles northeast of Gillette, Wyoming.
Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation. Photo taken fro the top of Cow Creek Buttes in the Burnt Hollow BLM recreation area about 20 miles northeast of Gillette, Wyoming.
Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center Comparison Discharge Measurement
Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center comparison discharge measurement
Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center comparison discharge measurement
Installation of a gaging station at the Smith River near Eden, Montana
Installation of a gaging station at the Smith River near Eden, Montana
Installation of a gaging station at the Smith River near Eden, Montana
Describing work that USGS does at the Women In Science Conference
Describing work that USGS does to students at the Women In Science Conference
Describing work that USGS does to students at the Women In Science Conference
Chief Mountain
Chief Mountain
Sampling the Snake River at Moose with a bridge crane
Water-quality sampling using a bridge crane on bridge crossing the Snake River at Moose, Grand Teton National Park
Water-quality sampling using a bridge crane on bridge crossing the Snake River at Moose, Grand Teton National Park
Flooded Main Street during Milk River Flood of 1952
View of Main Street from a hotel during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
View of Main Street from a hotel during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
Bjornberg Bridge near Saco, MT during the Milk River Flood of 1952
Floodwaters threaten the Bjornberg Bridge near Saco, MT during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
Floodwaters threaten the Bjornberg Bridge near Saco, MT during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
Bjornberg Bridge near Saco, MT during the Milk River Flood of 1952
Floodwaters submerge the Bjornberg Bridge near Saco, MT during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
Floodwaters submerge the Bjornberg Bridge near Saco, MT during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
Bridge over Frenchman Cr approximately 1 mile from Milk River during Milk River Flood of 1952
Bridge over Frenchman Creek approximately 1 mile from Milk River during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
Bridge over Frenchman Creek approximately 1 mile from Milk River during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
Poplar River Gaging Station (USGS 06181000) during the 1952 Milk River Flood
The Poplar River gaging station near Poplar, MT recorded a gage height of 16.2 feet during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This month marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
The Poplar River gaging station near Poplar, MT recorded a gage height of 16.2 feet during the Milk River Flood of 1952. This month marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
Milk River at Havre MT (USGS 06140500) during 1952 Milk River Flood
An upstream view of Havre, Montana during the Milk River flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
An upstream view of Havre, Montana during the Milk River flood of 1952. This April marks the flood's 70th anniversary.
Milk River Flood at Malta, MT (USGS 06155500)
Milk River flood, at Malta. Streamflow peak here in 1952 was 22,400 cubic feet per second (cfs). Real-time data for today can be found here.
Milk River flood, at Malta. Streamflow peak here in 1952 was 22,400 cubic feet per second (cfs). Real-time data for today can be found here.