USGS National Geologic Studies of Benthic Habitats, Moraines

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Moraines

Moraines: Linear, sinuous features 5 meters high on the bank top represent gravel
ridges deposited at the edges of glacial ice. The terrace deposit at the base of
the bank wall may be a deposit from an ice fall.

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