Wagon Box Mesa, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Debris Flows Dividing the state into six

Dividing the state into six geographical-historical areas

Strata generally dip northward toward the Uinta Basin

000-scale Geologic Map of the Salt Lake City 30' x 60' Quadrangle

and route of descent

is experiencing an increase in residential development

Wagon Box Mesa, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Debris Flows Dividing the state into sixThe 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