Geology and Structure of the Rough Creek Area, Western Kentucky

• Main Authors: Johnson, William D., Jr., Schwalb, Howard R.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: UKnowledge 2010
• Subjects: Rough Creek; geology; structure; Western Kentucky; basement; Illinois Basin; Geomorphology; Payne; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kgs_b/1; https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=kgs_b

The Rough Creek area is a rectangular area about 113 mi east to west and 35 mi north to south encompassing about 3,900 mi2 in west-central and western Kentucky. The Ohio River delineates most of the western border with Illinois and locally also part of the northern border with Indiana. The northeast...