University of Arizona Sense of Place Geos. 195D Brickyard Arroyo

Arroyos are steep-sided gullies that form in deep sediments. Arizona, New Mexico, and California are particularly susceptible to arroyos. We will visit an arroyo called Brickyard, just south of Tucson in the middle Santa Cruz River basin. We'll see deep sediments with changing textures and colors, and artifacts.

• Story of Tucson's history in sediments: An op-ed piece by our own Dr. Gary Huckleberry extolling the virtues of arroyos.

 

A wall of sediments at Brickyard. Photo—Jayme Kelter, 2007.	Pottery sherd in the Brickyard. Photo—Jayme Kelter, 2007.
Brickyard Arroyo. Photo—Paul Sheppard, 2008.

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