San Joaquin Fault
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The San Joaquin Fault is a seismically active geological structure in the California
Central Valley. East of the San Joaquin fault there is a flow pattern of alluvium
that has been reported to be a mud flow. This flow pattern was deposited in the early Holocene or the late Pleistocene
age.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Central Valley. East of the San Joaquin fault there is a flow pattern of alluvium
Alluvium
Alluvium is loose, unconsolidated soil or sediments, eroded, deposited, and reshaped by water in some form in a non-marine setting. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel...
that has been reported to be a mud flow. This flow pattern was deposited in the early Holocene or the late Pleistocene
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
age.
See also
- Hospital CreekHospital CreekHospital Creek, originally Arroyo del Osnital, Hospital Creek is a tributary of the San Joaquin River draining eastern slopes of part of the Diablo Range within San Joaquin County, in the Central Valley of California, USA...
, a tributary of the San Joaquin River draining the eastern slopes of part of the Diablo Range. - Ingram CreekIngram CreekIngram Creek, originally Arroyo de la Suerte, is a tributary of the San Joaquin River in Stanislaus County, in the Central Valley of California, USA....
, a tributary of the San Joaquin River.