Salduro SE, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Green River Formation Garden City

Garden City

and a description of map units

The report also acknowledges contributions from the WGUEP Paleoseismology Subgroup

Location: Wasatch County

Published: 1987 (digital 2007)

Salduro SE, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Green River Formation Garden CityThe 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