How thick is the deposit at the end (the “toe”) of the deposit? (Take the 6800 contour to be the top of the deposit).

The following questions are based on Map T-26a, a section of the USGS “Spring Hill, Idaho,” quadrangle (scale 1:24,000; contour interval 20 feet). You are going to calculate the approximate volume of the mass wasting deposit shown at the foot of the Pahsimeroi Mountains.
What will be an ideal response?


about 80 feet

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