CORALVILLE IOWA
We have visited Coralville several times over the years and always enjoyed exploring the gorge for different fossils.
Historic floods during the summer of 1993 poured over the emergency spillway at Coralville Lake and eroded a deep channel into the underlying bedrock deposits. It is now possible to walk across acres of Devonian-age sea floors and get a first-hand look at features normally hidden from view or glimpsed only in vertical cuts along roadsides or in quarries.
Excellent fossil remains of marine life that inhabited the clear, warm, shallow Devonian seas can be observed. Some of the coral masses are upside-down, overturned by ancient storm surge. The sedimentary rock originated as lime-rick deposits accumulating on sea floors during the Devonian period of geologic time, some 375 million years ago.
Its a great place to spend a day or two. They also have some great hiking trails that run along Coralville Lake. The campground is a Corps of Engineers so its a good place spend some time. They also offer 11 full hook ups sites.
No comments:
Post a Comment