Little Stony Creek
Little Stony Creek leading up to the Cascades, Giles County, Virginia
"Little Stony Creek, a minor tributary of the New River, heads at Mountain Lake and in the highlands within and below the Mountain Lake Wilderness. There it occupies an elevated basin underlain by Devonian and Silurian rocks consisting largely of siltstones, sandstones and quartzites. Cascade Falls, with a vertical drop of more than 60 ft (18 meters) separates this basin from the lower valley, which is largely developed in Ordovician rocks. Although part of the lower valley is floored by rich alluvium, the upper two miles, below the Falls, is a semi-gorge with rock falls, talus and other colluvium that extends to the stream and clogs its channels. This colluvium is derived in part from Ordovician carbonate-rich rocks of undifferentiated Reedsville, Eggleston and Moccasin Formations. Consequently, ground water flowing through the colluvium is rich in nutrients such as calcium and magnesium and this is reflected in the rich flora found here. Looming Butt Mountain, which rises to 4200 ft (1280 meters), and Doe Mountain form the valley sides and create scenic views of superior quality." (asecular.com)
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Little Stony Creek
Little Stony Creek leading up to the Cascades, Giles County, Virginia
"Little Stony Creek, a minor tributary of the New River, heads at Mountain Lake and in the highlands within and below the Mountain Lake Wilderness. There it occupies an elevated basin underlain by Devonian and Silurian rocks consisting largely of siltstones, sandstones and quartzites. Cascade Falls, with a vertical drop of more than 60 ft (18 meters) separates this basin from the lower valley, which is largely developed in Ordovician rocks. Although part of the lower valley is floored by rich alluvium, the upper two miles, below the Falls, is a semi-gorge with rock falls, talus and other colluvium that extends to the stream and clogs its channels. This colluvium is derived in part from Ordovician carbonate-rich rocks of undifferentiated Reedsville, Eggleston and Moccasin Formations. Consequently, ground water flowing through the colluvium is rich in nutrients such as calcium and magnesium and this is reflected in the rich flora found here. Looming Butt Mountain, which rises to 4200 ft (1280 meters), and Doe Mountain form the valley sides and create scenic views of superior quality." (asecular.com)
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