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Created in 1837, the Indiana Geological and Water Survey (IGWS) is an official agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with geological research and the dissemination of information about the state's energy, mineral and water resources. [1] In 2017, the Indiana Geological Survey was renamed to the Indiana Geological and Water Survey. [2]
In 1837 the Indiana General Assembly commissioned Owen to conduct the first geological survey of the state. In March 1837 Indiana governor Noah Noble appointed him as the first state geologist of Indiana. For his geological services Owen earned a salary of $1,500 per year and a $250 expense allowance.
The Knobstone Escarpment is a rugged geologic region in Southern Indiana. Physically, the Knobstone Escarpment is the most rugged terrain in Indiana. The highest hill in the area is Weed Patch Hill, with an elevation of 1,060 feet above sea level. The escarpment's most prominent feature is its steep hills, often called "knobs", and ravines.
Geological Time Scale. Indiana Geological Survey. 2011. "Indiana's Reef Rocks". GeoNotes. Indiana Geological Survey. Murray, Marian (1974). Hunting for Fossils: A Guide to Finding and Collecting Fossils in All 50 States. Collier Books. p. 348. ISBN 9780020935506. Dinosaur Fossils are not found in Indiana Our Hoosier State Beneath Us ...
Geology from Chicago to Cincinnati, Geological Society of America Guidebook for Field Trips, v. 2, pp. 12–17. 1961. Laney, R.T., and W.R. Vanschmus, 1978. "A structural study of the Kentland, Indiana impact site" in Lunar and Planetary Science 9 , pp 627–629.
This involved the reversal of drainage in what is now northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio as the Maumee River outlet developed by capturing streams that formerly drained into the Wabash. The Great Black Swamp that once occupied much of the land between Sandusky, Ohio , and New Haven, Indiana , was a remnant of the bed of Glacial Lake Maumee.
Jug Rock Jug Rock photo taken in 2010. Jug Rock is a natural geological formation located outside of Shoals, Indiana, in the valley of the East Fork of the White River.It is composed of sandstone, and is the largest free-standing table rock formation (also called a "mushroom rock") in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
Generalized Stratigraphic Column of Indiana Bedrock, Indiana Geological Survey This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in Indiana is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .