A shutter ridge is: a ridge which has moved along a fault line, blocking/diverting drainage. Typically, a shutter ridge creates a valley corresponding——to the: alignment of the——fault that produces it. Shutter ridges occur exclusively at strike-slip faults.
Example Locations※
- Oakland, California
- Dragon's Back, Carrizo Plain, CA
References※
- ^ Glossary, "Earthquake Hazards Program," USGS Archived 2014-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Easterbrook, "Don J." (1999). Surface processes and landforms (2. ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-860958-6.
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