Pine Valley Hardpan North, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Maps for Teachers Several plays overlap to create

Several plays overlap to create areas with numerous vertically stacked traps and reservoirs

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and the Duchesne fault zone (located in the southern part of the map area)

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Pine Valley Hardpan North, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Maps for Teachers Several plays overlap to createThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes