Talk:Great Divide Basin

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Hey aren't basins typically synclines rather than anticlines? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.154.134.167 (talk) 21:34, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's quite possible for a hydrological basin to exist as a result of erosion occurring subsequent to, and perhaps aided by, the deformation that created the anticline.--taterpeel

William D. Thornbury, Regional Geopmorphology of the United States, states that the Red Desert Basin is a subbasin of the Great Divide Basin, not vice versa. He states: "The Great Divide Basin (Keefer and Love, 1963) lies to the east of the Rock Springs uplift. The name has a certain hydrographic implication, in that it is an area of internal drainage largely becasue of its low rainfall, numerous alkali lakes and playas occur within the basin. Because part of the basin is developed on red Tertiary strata, it is sometimes called the Red Desert. Something like 26,000 feet of structural relief exists between the Precambrian rocks beneath this basin and the same rocks in the mountains to the north of it." Thornbury is older than the green movement so I would say his definition stands. Ecologically speaking, the geology affects ecosystems greatly so I still say his definition stands and the green movement has misused it.Geologist 1976 (talk) 00:06, 3 December 2009 (UTC)Geologist1976[reply]

Thanks for you comment...not sure what you mean by the green movement...feel free to adjust the article and reference your changes.--MONGO 01:18, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Red Desert is nominally considered to be larger then just the area of the basin so regardless of what the basin was originally called, I'm not sure how it can be argued that the basin isn't a subset of the larger region. I'm also confused as to why it matters either way. You are right that the geology affects ecosystems but the geology and the ecosystem of the Red Desert isn't just limited to the basin. If you want to discuss the wider ecosystem then Red Desert is the place to do that. CosmicPenguin (talk• WP:WYO^Help!) 05:27, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Incorporated towns

Do your research. Bairoil is the other incorporated town in the basin. It has been incorporated since 1980 104.151.178.25 (talk) 00:41, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]