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Appendix B:
Strip Maps and Photographic Documentation
of Lineament Data for Lineaments Mapped by Reger et al. (1990)

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 148°30'0"W 148°20'0"W 148°10'0"W 148°0'0"W
Explanation Feature Appendix B
Number Figure Number
Extent of Reger et al., 1990 map 1 !
(
1 Feature ID
1 B-02
GPS track 2 B-03
0 2 mi 3 B-04
21a No previously mapped fault or 4 B-05
lineament coincides with 5 B-05
0 4 km lineament group 6 B-06
7 B-07a, B-07b
Features (Reger et al., 1990) 8 B-07a, B-07b
Photo lineament 9 B-08
10 B-09a, B-09b
Fault (dashed where inferred) 11 B-10
12 B-10

!
(
16
!
( ((
!
17 18 !
19
21a
13
14
B-11a
B-11a

!
(
15 B-11a, B-11b
20
22 (!
16 B-11a, B-11b

!
( 23 17
18
B-12a
B-12a, B-12b
!
(
15
!
(

63°10'0"N
19 B-12a, B-12b
21
!
(24
20
21
B-12a, B-12b
B-13

!
(
14 22
23
B-14a, B-14b
B-14a, B-14b
!
(
13
21b
24
25
B-15
B-15

!
(
27 !
(
26
!
(
25
26
27
B-16
B-16

!
(
28 B-17
12
!
(
11

!
(
28
" Cantwell

Extent of
Reger et al.
(1990) mapping
¬8
«
!
(
10
!
(
9 ¬3
«
^ Proposed
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r a dius
22 dam site

!!
(
7
(

km
8

0-
3

s
!

iu
(

rad
6

N
Talkeetna

m
"

2!(

0-k
!
( 3

10
!
( !
(
4!
( 0 20 mi

63°0'0"N
1 5
0 20 km ¬
«
1

LINEAMENTS
REGER ET AL. (1990) B-01
12/19/13
 A)

(
!
B
#
(
!
B
# B)
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!#
(A !#
(A

View looking northeast from location A. Arrows show View looking southwest from location B. Arrows show the location of

0 0.25
N 0.5 mi
location of mapped trace of lineament. lineament. Note the semi-linear and lobate toe of talus deposit.

0 0.25 0.5 km
FEATURE 1
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-02
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)

(
!#
B

#
!
(
A

View looking northwest from location A. Arrows and brackets show projected trace of lineament.
Note absence of continuous lineament across projected trace.
(
!#

B)

Tkqmg
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Western terminus
of Feature2
Qdg
#
!
(

0
N
0.25 0.5 mi
View looking southeast from location B. Arrows and brackets show projected trace of lineament.
Note lack of deformation or lineament trace in foreground within Quaternary deposits.
0 0.25 0.5 km

FEATURE 2
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-03
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)

(
!#
B

!#
A

(
No trace of lineament
2 or deformation in
Quaternary deposit

View looking northwest from location A. Arrows show the projected trace of lineament. Note

#
!
(
absence of lineament or deformation in Quaternary deposits.

B)
(
!#

Western terminus of
Reger et al. (1990)
mapped lineament
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!#

A No trace of lineament
(

or deformation in
Quaternary deposit

N
View looking southeast from location B. Arrows show the projected trace of lineament. Note absence
#
!
(

of lineament or deformation in Quaternary deposits.

0 0.25 0.5 mi

0 0.25 0.5 km FEATURE 3

LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-04
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A) 4

(
!#
A

5
4

KJs

4
Southwestern terminus of
lineament 4 mapped trace

(#
!
B
Qd3

View looking southeast from location A. Arrows show the projected traces of Features 4 and 5. Note
absence of lineament or deformation in Quaternary deposits in foreground.

B)
(
!#

KJs
KJs
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Qd3
(#
!

View looking northwest from location B. Arrows show the projected trace of Feature 5. Note absence

N
of discernable lineament along mapped trace.

0 0.25 0.5 mi
FEATURES 4 AND 5
0 0.25 0.5 km LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-05
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A) View looking northwest from location A.
Arrows and brackets show the projected
trace of mapped lineament. Note absence of
lineament or deformation in Quaternary deposits.
Tgdf No expression of
lineament in
Quaternary deposits
Qd3 Qs

Tgdf

#
Tgdf

!
(

(
C C
Southern
terminus of
lineament 6

6
B) View looking northwest from location B.
Arrows show the projected trace of lineament.
!#

!#
B B
(

(
Tgdf

Qd3

C) View looking west from location C. Brackets

Tgdf
Tgdf indicate the projected trace of lineament.
#(
!
A #(
!
A No expression of lineament in
Note absence of lineament or deformation in
Quaternary deposits Quaternary deposits.
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Qd3

0 0.5 1 mi

0 0.5 1 km

FEATURE 6
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-06
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)

#!
D

(
!
7 7

#
C 7
8
8

8 8

(#
#

!
B
!
(
A
7

View looking northeast at lineaments 7 and 8 from photograph location A.

#!

D
(

(
!
#
C
B) 8
7

(#
# 7

!
B 8
!
(
A

N
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0 0.5 1 mi 8

0 0.5 1 km

View looking west at lineaments 7 and 8 from photograph location B. Note that lineament 7 is a
linear series of unrelated features.

FEATURES 7 AND 8
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-07a
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 C) D)

8
8
7
8 8

View looking southwest at lineaments 7 and 8 from photograph location C. View looking northeast at lineament 7 from photograph location D.
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FEATURES 7 AND 8
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-07b
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)
Tgr

Lineament not observed

Moraine in alluvial fan deposit

Qd3

Qaf

Qa
Qd3

10

#
! 9
View looking north from location A. Arrows show projected trace of Feature 9 lineament. Note
(
A lineament is overprinted with Quaternary alluvial fan deposit.
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#
!
(
A

0
N
0.5 1 mi
FEATURE 9
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-08
0 0.5 1 km
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)

Apparent
(
! (
! down-to-east Tgr
#D #D

Qd3
#

#
!

!
(

(
Qa

(
! (
!
C
# C
# Qd3

Apparent
down-to-west

!#
(
! (
B B
#

View looking north from location A. Arrows and brackets show the
projected trace of lineament.

!
(
10
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#
! #
!
(
A (
A

Apparent
down-to-east

0
N
0.5 1 mi
FEATURE 10
0 0.5 1 km LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-09a
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 B) C)

TKgm
Qa
Qd3
Qd3
Apparent
Qa down-to-west
slope

Qd3

View looking south from photograph location B. Arrows show the projected trace of lineament. In View looking south from photograph location C. Arrows show the projected trace of lineament.
Qd3 (till) the lineament is coincident with linear drainage in till deposit. Note absence of lineament Note lineament is coincident with a linear drainage in this view.
in Qa deposit.

D)

Qd3
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View looking south from location C. Brackets show the projected trace of lineament.

FEATURE 10
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-09b
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A) Lineament not observed in
Quaternary talus deposit
12

(
!
#
B
Moraine

Moraine
11

#
!
(
A

View looking west from location A. Arrows and brackets show projected trace of Feature 11
lineament. Note the mapped lineament correlates with a moraine crest.

B)
(
!
#

B Tqm

Qct
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#
!
(

A
Qcg
Approximate
eastern terminus
of Feature 12

View looking west from location A. Brackets show projected trace of Feature 12 lineament. Note
the trace of the lineament is a collection of unrelated features rather than a through-going feature.

0
N
0.5 1 mi
FEATURES 11 AND 12
0 0.5 1 km LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-10
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)

#(
C
! #(
C
!
Qct

!
(
16

Qcg

Projected path of
Feature 13 fault

View looking north-northwest from location A. The bracket indicates the projected path of Feature
(
#! (
#!
B B
13 fault. Arrows show the projected trace of Feature 14 lineament. Note absence of evidence of
fault under bracket in Quaternary deposits.

!
(
15
B)

Projected path
of Feature 15 Qcg
Qcg

Qd

!
(
14
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!
(
13

#A!
( #A!
(
View looking southeast from photograph location B. The brackets indicates the projected path of
Feature 15 fault. Note absence of evidence of fault under bracket in Quaternary deposits.

0
N
0.5 1 mi

FEATURES 13, 14, 15 AND 16

0 0.5 1 km LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-11a
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 C)

KJs Tvfa

Approximate northern
terminus of Feature 15

Approximate southern
terminus of Feature 16
Feature 16 is mapped
through ridge-top notch

View looking south from location C. The arrows and bracket indicates the projected path of Feature
15 and 16 faults. Note absence of linear expression in valley floor within Quaternary deposits.
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FEATURE 13, 14, 15, AND 16

LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-11b
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)
Approximate northeastern
terminus of lineament 17

!
(#
B
!
(
19

(
#!
!
(
17 !
(
18 C

(#
!

(#
A D

!
!
(
20

View looking northeast from location A. Arrows and brackets show projected trace of lineament 17.

(!#
E

B)
Unlabeled
Approximate western
Quaternary
Feature 20 terminus of Feature 20
deposit
!
(#

B 19
!
(
19
19
18
18
(
#!

!
(
17 !
(
18 C Potential fault
exposure in
(#
! bedrock
(#

A D Approximate
!

eastern terminus
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of Feature 18

!
(
20
18
(!#

E
View looking southeast from photograph location B. Arrows and brackets indicated the projected
trace of lineaments 18, 19, and 20.

0
N
0.5 1 mi
FEATURES 17, 18, 19, AND 20
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-12a
0 0.5 1 km
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 C) D)

18

Approximate eastern
terminus of mapped
extent of Feature 18
18

19 19

View looking southwest from photograph location C. The arrows indicate the projected path of
Feature 19 lineament.

E)

View looking northwest from photograph location D. Arrows show the mapped trace of Features 18
and 19. Note absence of lineaments or apparent deformation in Quaternary deposits between
brackets in lower middle portion of photograph.
Projected path of Feature 13 fault
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View looking northwest from photograph location E. Arrows show the mapped trace of Feature 20
lineament. Note mapped trace of Feature 20 is coincident with linear drainage.

FEATURES 17, 18, 19, 20

LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-12b
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A) B)

(!#
Qa
Qc Qdw3

Approximate
southern terminus
of Lineament 21 Qdw3
Qcd
Tqm

Approximate
(!#
B southern terminus
of Lineament 21 Tqm

Qct
View looking southeast from photograph location B. Arrows show the projected trace
!#
(
A
Qct of Feature 21 lineament.

Qcd
Qdw3

(!#

View looking northwest from photograph location A. Arrows indicate

!
(
21 the projected path of Feature 21 lineament.
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(!#

B
!#

A
(

0
N
0.5 1 mi

0 0.5 1 km
FEATURE 21
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-13
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)

#!(
C

(
!
#

#
!
(
B

!
#(
A
!
(
23
D
Qd2
!
(
22

Qdc2

View looking west from photograph location A. Brackets show the projected trace of Feature 22.
Note the absence of a continuous lineament along the projected trace and exposed till on low
relief ridge crest between drainages.

B)

Apparent
down-to-northwest

#!(
C
(
!
#

#
!
(
B
!
#(

A D
Apparent
down-to-southeast
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View looking east from photograph location B. Arrows and brackets indicate the projected path of

0
N
0.5 1 mi
Feature 22 lineament. Note change in apparent vertical displacement.

0 0.5 1 km

FEATURES 22 AND 23
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-14a
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 C) D)

Topographic
scarp

View looking west from photograph location C. Arrows show the projected trace of the Feature 22
lineament. Note linear expression is coincident with solufluction lobes and not continuous.

View looking west from photograph location C. Arrows show the projected trace of the Feature 22
lineament. Note topographic scarp in Photograph D is not proportional to minor scarps associated
with solufluction in Photograph C.
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FEATURES 22 AND 23
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-14b
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)

!
(
24

#(
!
A #(
!
A

View looking west from photograph location C. Arrows indicate the projected path of the Feature
24 lineament.

B)

!
(
25
(#

(#
!

!
B B
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0
N
0.5 1 mi

0 0.55 1.1 km
View looking west from photograph location C. Arrows indicate the projected path of the Feature
25 lineament.

FEATURES 24 AND 25
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-15
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)

26

!
(#
A
26 Lineament not
mapped through
!
(
27
!
(
26
this bedrock ridge.

#
!
(
B

27

! 27

View looking west from photograph location A. Arrows show the projected trace of Features 26 and
27. Note the absence of a continuous and clear lineament along projected traces.
B)

27
!
(#

A
#
!
(

B
27

Lineament not
!
( mapped through
this bedrock ridge.
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26

26

0
N
0.5 1 mi
View looking east from photograph location B. Arrows and brackets indicate the projected path of
Feature 26 and 27 lineaments. Note the absence of a continuous and clear lineament along
projected traces.

0 0.5 1 km
FEATURES 26 AND 27
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-16
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
 A)

(
!
#
A

!
(

#(
B

!
28

View looking west-northwest from photograph location A. Arrows show mapped trace of Feature 28.
Note lineament corresponds to subtle linear trough and linear vegetation trend.
B)

TKgm

Lineament has
no expression in
Quaternary deposit

(
!
#
A
#!
B
(

TKgm
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Qdc3

View looking east from photograph location B. Arrows indicate the mapped trace of Feature 28.
Note absence of linear expression in Quaternary deposits.

N
0 0.25 0.5 mi

0 0.25 0.5 km
FEATURE 28
LINEAMENTS ANALYSIS B-17
10/18/13 REGER ET AL. (1990)
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Appendix C:
Final Luminescence Age Report, Prepared by Utah State University
Luminescence Laboratory

05/26/15
Project: Susitna-Watana Dam, AK Project: 204
Scientist: Dean Ostenaa, Fugro Consultants Report date: March 31, 2015

Preliminary Luminescence Age Report

Optically Stimulated Luminescence Age Information1

Preliminary
Depth Num. of Dose Rate De3 ± 2σ
Sample num. USU num. OD4 (%) OSL age ± 2σ
(m) aliquots2 (Gy/ka) (Gy)
(ka)

DMC-14-S1-1 USU-1890 0.43 15 (24) 2.49 ± 0.13 34.0 ± 14.2 41.8 14 ± 6

DMC-14-S1-2 USU-1891 0.53 17 (24) 2.67 ± 0.14 34.0 ± 3.7 5 15.7 13 ± 2

DMC-14-S1-3 USU-1892 0.85 14 (23) 2.57 ± 0.13 42.8 ± 9.4 14.7 17 ± 4

DMC-14-S1-4 USU-1893 1.03 13 (21) 2.44 ± 0.13 37.5 ± 8.4 6 24.6 15 ± 4

1 Preliminary age analysis using the single-aliquot regenerative-dose procedure of Murray and Wintle (2000) on 2mm small-aliquots
of quartz sand.
2 Number of aliquots used in preliminary age calculation and number of aliquots analyzed in parentheses.

3 Equivalent dose (D ) calculated using the Minimum Age Model of Galbraith and Roberts (2012), except where noted otherwise.
e
4 Overdispersion (OD) represents variance in D data beyond measurement uncertainties, OD >20% may indicate significant scatter
e
due to depositional or post-depositional processes.
5 D calculated using the Central Age Model of Galbraith and Roberts (2012).
e
6 D calculated using the arithmetic mean.
e

Dose Rate Information1

Grain size H2O2 Cosmic
Sample num. USU num. K (%) Rb (ppm) Th (ppm) U (ppm)
(µm) (%) (Gy/ka)
DMC-14-S1-1 USU-1890 125-212 6.1 1.70±0.04 55.5±2.2 6.1±0.6 1.4±1.0 0.19±0.02
DMC-14-S1-2 USU-1891 125-250 20.5 1.74±0.04 55.0±2.2 6.9±0.6 1.8±0.1 0.22±0.02
DMC-14-S1-3 USU-1892 125-250 7.0 1.81±0.05 53.9±2.2 7.4±0.7 1.0±0.1 0.22±0.02
DMC-14-S1-4 USU-1893 90-250 3.3 1.71±0.04 51.4±2.1 6.6±0.6 1.0±0.1 0.21±0.02
1 Radioelemental concentrations determined by ALS Chemex using ICP-MS and ICP-AES techniques, dose rate is derived from concentrations by
conversion factors from Guerin et al. 2011.
2 In-situ gravimetric water content, assumed 6.5±3.0% (average of USU-1890 and USU-1892) for moisture content to represent burial history for

USU-1891 and USU-1893.

Project: Susitna-Watana Dam, AK Project: 204

Scientist: Dean Ostenaa, Fugro Consultants Report date: March 31, 2015