Geologic units in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Additional scientific data in this geographic area

Natural Levees (Holocene) at surface, covers 29 % of this area

Gray and brown silt, silty clay, some very fine sand, reddish brown along the Red River.

Alluvium (Holocene) at surface, covers 21 % of this area

Gray to brownish gray clay and silty clay, reddish brown in the Red River Valley, some sand and gravel locally.

Braided Stream Terraces (Pleistocene) at surface, covers 21 % of this area

Light gray, tan and brown fine to coarse sand; some clay silt and gravel.

Prairie Terraces (Pleistocene) at surface, covers 13 % of this area

Light gray to light brown clay, sandy clay, silt, sand, and some gravels. Overlain by 1-9 meters of loess.

Deweyville Terrace (Pleistocene) at surface, covers 10 % of this area

Gray mixed with brown-to-red clay and silty clay; some sand and gravel locally.

Prairie Terraces (Pleistocene) at surface, covers 7 % of this area

Light gray to light brown clay, sandy clay, silt, sand, and some gravels.

Terrace deposits (Late Pleistocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Alluvial deposits on one or more terrace levels

Alluvium (Holocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Alluvial deposits of present streams

Alluvium - Alluvial deposits of local streams or of overbank flow of major streams (Holocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Alluvial deposits of local streams or of overbank flow of major streams - In some areas includes deposits in abandoned meanders of major streams

Alluvium - Alluvial deposits in major stream channels or in mappable meanders of major streams (Holocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Alluvial deposits in major stream channels or in mappable meanders of major streams - Includes alluvial deposits in natural levees in some areas.