Red Rock Pass, Idaho
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Red Rock Pass, Idaho is a low mountain pass in southeastern Idaho notable as the prehistoric outlet where the waters of ancient Lake Bonneville catastrophically drained northward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Rock Pass, Idaho canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic feature
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| approximateAgeOfEvent | about 14,500 years ago ⓘ |
| connectedToWaterBody |
Lake Bonneville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snake River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageDirection | northward ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Portneuf River system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snake River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,520 meters
ⓘ
approximately 4,985 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalEvent | Bonneville flood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
erosional scarp from Bonneville flood
ⓘ
wave-cut benches from Lake Bonneville shorelines ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | divide between Great Basin and Snake River drainage ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Arimo, Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Downey, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important for Quaternary geology research
ⓘ
key site for study of Lake Bonneville history ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Marsh Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landformType | low pass ⓘ |
| landUse |
dryland agriculture
ⓘ
rangeland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Bannock County, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southeastern Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Downey, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Portneuf Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTransportationRoute |
Interstate 15
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 91 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being prehistoric outlet of Lake Bonneville
ⓘ
catastrophic drainage of Lake Bonneville ⓘ |
| partOf | Bonneville Basin rim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Bear River drainage
ⓘ
Portneuf River drainage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourseRole | outlet of ancient Lake Bonneville ⓘ |
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