Ice Age Floods Explorer

Mammoth Undertaking for Cheney Students

In the early 1990s, second-graders in Mrs. Sara Jane Aebly's class at Windsor Elementary School discovered that Washington State did not have an official state fossil. Encouraged by their teacher,…

The Joso High Bridge

By Josh M Bliesner

Around 1910 when construction began on this massive span, it was still the golden age of railroads. The Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company planned a new track between Portland, Oregon,…

Medical Lake Bluff, Diving into the Geology

By Alyssa Fitzgerald

Looking at the beauty of Medical Lake is very relaxing, especially seeing the stoic bluffs or cliffs at the south end of the lake next to Waterfront Park. But have you ever wondered what kind of…

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The Missoula Floods and The Gorge Amphitheater

By McKenzie Small

The most mesmerizing, intriguing, and naturally occurring event in the history of the eastern Washington area is that of the Missoula Floods. Of course the story of the Missoula Floods would have never been uncovered if it wasn’t for…

The Starbuck Sand Flower

By Rachel Hill

At first glance it may not appear that the remote farming town of Starbuck, Washington, contains much geology. However, the unique slackwater deposits of the Tucannon Valley are perfectly exposed on the western side of town. The most notable feature…

Campion Park: The Hangman Fault Line and Its Relations

By Megan Ostby

Within the Pacific Northwest when fault lines are discussed what typically comes to mind is areas along the coast. Simply due to the proximity to where the Juan De Fuca plate experiences subduction under the North America plate and faults often…

Palouse Falls: The Receding Falls

By April Morrow

The breathtaking falls in front of you formed from a series of cataclysmic events. The Palouse Falls stands at 197 feet tall and is the product of several geologic phenomena that are prevalent in the Columbia Plateau. The Palouse River slowly…

Mammoth Undertaking for Cheney Students

By Larry Cebula

In the early 1990s, second-graders in Mrs. Sara Jane Aebly's class at Windsor Elementary School discovered that Washington State did not have an official state fossil. Encouraged by their teacher, they decided to try to create one. After some…

The Hole in the Ground: The Science behind the Beauty

By McKenzie Small

Located in Eastern Washington, a part of the Channeled Scablands, lies an interesting land feature with even a more interesting story. Carved out by the Missoula Floods, the Hole in the Ground is a place that has fascinating geologic attributes and…

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Ice Age Floods Explorer

Ice Age Floods Explorer is a web and mobile platform for telling stories of the Missoula Floods and is an ongoing endevour focusing on student research. Ice Age Floods Explorer is a project of the Public History program and Department of Geology at Eastern Washington University. Most of the stories were created by EWU students. Co-editors are Drs. Chad Pritchard, Larry Cebula, and Paul Lindholdt from Eastern Washington University. Dr. Chad Pritchard is an Assistant Professor in the Geology Department. Dr. Larry Cebula is Editor of Spokane Historical. He is a Professor of History at Eastern Washington University and the Assistant Digital Archivist for the State of Washington. Dr. Paul Lindholdt is a Professor or English. Assistant Edit... Read more About Us