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Saskatchewan Land Forms
Land forms in Saskatchewan
Land Forms
River Valleys
River valleys
River valleys are the channels that have been formed by rivers and tributaries. River valleys are formed by erosion from wind or water. Often, the farther down the river valley, the wider and deeper the valley will be. Fort Saskatchewan river valley is located on the north Saskatchewan River.
https://www.westend61.de/en/imageView/CAVF78580/steep-rugged-river-valley-landscape-in-the-mountains-himalaya-nepal
Oxybow Lakes
Oxbow lakes
An oxbow lake is a lake that is shaped in a half circle or horse shoe shape.
Oxbow lakes are formed when a meandering river erodes through a short cut of the river, often leaving behind a U shaped lake. Pike Lake is an oxbow lake located near Saskatoon, 1.6 miles west of the South Saskatchewan River.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbow_lake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_Lake_(Saskatchewan)
Dunes
Dunes
Sand dunes were created from sand that was deposited by the glaciers or from their melt water. A dune is a mound or ridge of sand formed by the wind or water. Every dune has a wind side which it was formed from.
The Athabasca sand dunes in Saskatchewan are the northern most dunes in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune
https://www.britannica.com/science/sand-dune
Coulees
Coulees can be valleys, drainage zones, trenches, or troughs. Coulees are formed by retreating glaciers and erosion.
There is a coulee near Grand Coulee which is about 30 min west of Regina, Saskatchewan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulee
Buttes
Buttes are tall towers of rock with steep vertical sides and small often circular tops. They were formed by erosion from water, wind, or ice. Castle Butte is an example of a butte which is in Saskatchewan.
Buttes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butte
Drumlins
Drumlins are usually a quarter mile long hills of sediment that are formed when glacial ice receedes. The low ground between two drumlins is called a dungeon.
Drumlins are found in northern Saskatchewan on the Athabasca Plains.
Drumlines
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article-abstract/66/3/327/4692/DRUMLINS-WITH-JOINTED-BOULDERS-NEAR-DOLLARD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumlin
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/e84-150?journalCode=cjes
Moraines
A moraine is what is left behind when a glacier melts or moves. The rocks and dirt that are left behind build up and form deltas. Moraines can be found anywhere where glaciers used to be.
Cree Lake Moraine is in northern Saskatchewan.
Moraines
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/moraine/#:~:text=Powered%20by-,A%20moraine%20is%20material%20left%20behind%20by%20a%20moving%20glacier,up%20to%20form%20moraines.
https://www.cgenarchive.org/saskatchewan-n-ice-age.html