Shutter ridge explained
A shutter ridge is a ridge which has moved along a fault line, blocking or diverting drainage. Typically, a shutter ridge creates a valley corresponding to the alignment of the fault that produces it.[1] Shutter ridges occur exclusively at strike-slip faults.
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Notes and References
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults/glossary.php#S Glossary, Earthquake Hazards Program, USGS
- Book: Easterbrook, Don J.. Surface processes and landforms. 1999. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ. 0-13-860958-6. 2..
