Toutle River

Toutle River, Washington, gravelly braided stream- Valley of Toutle river, looking upstream. Eruption of Mt. St. Helens (in clouds in distance) overwhelmed the valley with sediment forcing the river to start to braid.
SKIP TO SLIDE NUMBER

 

  1. Castissent Fm.
  2. Columbia River crevasse
  3. Morrison Fm.
  4. Platte River exposed bars
  5. Platte River submerged bars
  6. Kayenta Fm. channel
  7. Kayenta Fm., bars A
  8. Kayenta Fm., bars B
  9. Toutle River, gravelly braided
  10. Toutle River, bar
  11. Toutle River at low flow
  12. Montserrat Conglomerate