To: thackney
Why is it called Paradox Basin?..................
2 posted on
06/04/2014 10:01:12 AM PDT by
Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
Because of it’s location at the Paradox Valley.
Paradox Valley - Named in 1875 by surveyor A.J. Peale for a geologic “quirk”. He noticed that the Dolores River flowed across the middle of the valley, whereas conventional rivers flow down along the valley’s length, hence the name.
http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:185690
3 posted on
06/04/2014 10:05:59 AM PDT by
thackney
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To: Red Badger
Paradox Valley and Dolores River
4 posted on
06/04/2014 10:08:53 AM PDT by
thackney
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