| 词条 | Quechee Gorge |
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The Quechee Gorge is located in Quechee, Vermont along U.S. Route 4. The gorge is 165 feet deep and is the deepest gorge in Vermont. It serves as a popular tourist attraction in Quechee State Park and can be viewed from the U.S. Route 4 bridge and from trails on both sides of the gorge.[1] The Ottauquechee River flows through the bottom of the gorge and is a popular whitewater kayak run.[2] GeologyThe gorge was carved approximately 13,000 years ago as the Laurentide ice sheet retreated across the region. The carving is thought to be a result of rapid downcutting of the Ottauquechee River after the drainage of glacial Lake Hitchcock.[3] The gorge cuts through bedrock of the Devonian Gile Mountain Formation and Mesozoic mafic dikes can be seen on the west wall.[4][5] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/quechee.htm |title=Quechee State Park |author= |year=2009 |website=State of Vermont |publisher= |accessdate=February 11, 2014 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215202100/http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/quechee.htm |archivedate=February 15, 2014 }} 2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2047/ |title=American White Water - Just above Route 4 to 1 Mile below Route 4 (Quechee Gorge) |author= |date=1999–2014 |website=State of Vermont |publisher= |accessdate=February 11, 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.vtstateparks.com/pdfs/quecheegeo.pdf |title=Quechee Gorge Geology |author= |year=2009 |website=State of Vermont |publisher= |accessdate=February 11, 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/geo/quechee.htm |title= Geology of Vermont, Quechee Gorge, Hartford, VT |author= |year=2009 |website=State of Vermont |publisher= |accessdate=February 11, 2014}} 5. ^McHone, Gregory, 1981, The origin of the Quechee Gorge: Green Mountain Geologist, Vt Geological Society, Fall 1981, Vol. 8, #3. External links
3 : Canyons and gorges of Vermont|Landforms of Windsor County, Vermont|U.S. Route 4 |
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