Shutter ridge
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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. Shutter ridges occur exclusively at strike-slip faults. Though shutter ridges do not necessarily have to occur near rivers or streams, the presence of the stream makes the name easier to comprehend.
[edit] Example Locations
- Oakland, California[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Easterbrook, Don J. (1999). Surface processes and landforms (2. ed. ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0138609586.
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