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Origin and age of the Manila high and associated Big Lake "sunklands" in the New Madrid seismic zone, northeastern Arkansas

2000; Geological Society of America; Volume: 112; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112 2.0.co;2

1943-2674

Margaret J. Guccione, Roy B. Van Arsdale, L. H. Hehr,

Seismic Waves and Analysis

Research Article| April 01, 2000 Origin and age of the Manila high and associated Big Lake "sunklands" in the New Madrid seismic zone, northeastern Arkansas Margaret J. Guccione; Margaret J. Guccione 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Roy B. Van Arsdale; Roy B. Van Arsdale 2Department of Geological Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lynne H. Hehr Lynne H. Hehr 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (2000) 112 (4): 579–590. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112 2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 18 Mar 1999 accepted: 31 May 1999 first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Margaret J. Guccione, Roy B. Van Arsdale, Lynne H. Hehr; Origin and age of the Manila high and associated Big Lake "sunklands" in the New Madrid seismic zone, northeastern Arkansas. GSA Bulletin 2000;; 112 (4): 579–590. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112 2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Uplift of the Manila high and subsidence of the south-flowing Little River during the great New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–1812 formed the present lake in Big Lake basin of northern Arkansas. This is the most recent deformation of the 19-km-long Manila high that began between 11 000 and 5400 yr ago and is time transgressive toward the south. At least 4 m of Holocene uplift occurred on the northern portion of the Manila high prior to initiation of the Little River distributary in mid-Holocene time. The distributary is deflected around the high, and overbank sediment derived from it thins and is locally absent across the northern (highest) portion of the high. Deformation along the southern end of the high began between 3500 and 2000 yr ago. Since 3500 yr B.P., 2 m of uplift appears to have caused a reduction in gradient, anastomosing upstream of the uplift, and incision of the Little River across the uplift. North of the Manila high, in the Big Lake basin, the Little River has an increased aggradation rate ∼10 times that of the preuplift rate. Cores collected in and adjacent to Big Lake indicate that the Little River was ponded twice, apparently in response to deformation in 1811–1812 and between 90 B.C. and A.D. 1640. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.