Delta, Utah - 30x60 Minute USGS Topographic Map PECO Write Pages: 294

Pages: 294

Sedimentary rocks exposed in the quadrangle include folded Pennsylvanian bedrock of the Oquirrh Group consolidated Tertiary basin fill of the Salt Lake Formation

and quality of water of the principal aquifers

The Clear Creek Mountain quadrangle lies south of the Markagunt Plateau in southwest Utah

petroglyphs

Delta, Utah - 30x60 Minute USGS Topographic Map PECO Write Pages: 294The distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes