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4-4e <br />All four valleys are filled with soils that can be classified <br />• as alluvial deposits. They are of a limited width and can be <br />traced a limited distance from the main valley. <br />The alluvial deposits in McClane Canyon extend to a distance <br />of only about a quarter of a mile from its confluence with East <br />Salt Creek. The alluvial deposits in Munger Canyon can be <br />followed for a long distance (approximately one mile) from the <br />confluence of Munger and East Salt Creeks. <br />it is evident from the geomorphic point of view that the alluvial <br />deposits of the McClane Canyon and of the unnamed creek on the <br />other side of the valley are distinctly higher than the alluvial <br />deposits of the East Salt Creek. The outwash of both these can- <br />yons covers the alluvial deposits of East Salt Creek; the valley <br />surface is distinctly higher at the confluence than the main <br />valley AVF above and below the confluence. <br />All side valleys exhibit ephemeral streams. The character of <br />the alluvial deposits is distinct from the East Salt Creek <br />deposits. The width of the deposits is limited, the valley is <br />dissected by deep erosional gullies, and the borders o£ the <br />alluvium are frequently covered with colluvial soils and alluvial <br />fans descending from deep erosional gulches in. the canyon sides. <br />UPLANDS <br />The uplands of the area are formed mostly by steep sides of the <br />valleys that were eroded in the Mesaverde Formation or in the <br />