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State Route 17 Right-of-Way, Soap Lake, Grant Co., Washington, USAi
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State Route 17 Right-of-Way- not defined -
Soap LakeLake
Grant Co.County
WashingtonState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 47° 21' 16'' North , 119° 28' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 47.35441,-119.47563
GeoHash:G#: c27j3k87r
Köppen climate type:BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lakeview915 (2011)3.0km
Soap Lake1,580 (2017)4.0km
Ephrata8,047 (2017)7.2km
Moses Lake North4,418 (2011)21.4km
Cascade Valley2,246 (2011)26.8km


Glacial flood deposits of granitic pegmatites and basalts located along State Route 17 right-of-way from 3.0 km (2.0 miles) to 12.2 km (7.8 miles) south of Soap Lake.

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This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Quaternary
0 - 2.588 Ma



ID: 3192078
Cenozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Quaternary
0 - 2.588 Ma



ID: 1386294
alluvium

Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma)

Lithology: Sand,gravel

Reference: Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources. Washington Interactive Geologic Map: 1:100,000 scale. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources. [19]

Pleistocene
0.0117 - 2.588 Ma



ID: 2987488
Younger glacial drift

Age: Pleistocene (0.0117 - 2.588 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Vashon Drift; Steilacoom Gravel; Washtucna Gravel; Sumas Drift

Description: Advance and recessional outwash, stratified drift, and associated deposits. Primarily silt, sand, and gravel with some clay. Includes alluvium locally and scabland deposits of eastern Washington.

Comments: Vashon Drift: outwash member, Steilacoom gravels; Washtucna gravel; Sumas Drift (in part); Principally Wisconsin in age. Includes outburst flood deposits from glacial Lake Missoula in the Channeled Scablands. Original map source: Raines, Gary L., and Johnson, Bruce R., 1996, Digital representation of the Washington state geologic map; a contribution to the Interior Columbia River basin ecosystem management project, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 95-0684, 20 p., plus digi

Lithology: Major:{fine alluvium,coarse alluvium}

Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License


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