PSU Geology -- Geologic Map of Oregon
Unit Descriptions

 

Province Rock Unit Rock Type Age Description
Coast Range and Klamath Mountains Qal Alluvial deposits Holocene Sand, gravel, and silt forming flood plains and filling channels of present streams. In places includes talus and slope wash. Locally includes soils containing abundant organic material and thin peat beds.
Cascade Range Qal Alluvial deposits Holocene Sand, gravel, and silt forming flood plains and filling channels of present streams. In places includes talus and slope wash. Locally includes soils containing abundant organic material, and thin peat beds.
Eastern Oregon Qal Alluvial deposits Holocene Sand, gravel, and silt forming flood plains and filling channels of present streams. In places includes talus and slope wash. Locally includes unconsolidated sediment marginal to playas, soils containing abundant organic material, and thin peat beds.