Lava and the River

Duration: 22

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Martin Moyer Production

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Visits the Coulee region of central Washington to tell the story of the numerous lava flows which have made the Columbia Plateau. Shows how these lava flows entombed trees, silt bed fossiles, and at least one prehistoric rhinoceros. Portrays the work of glacial melt water which carved the Grand Coulee and left the skeleton of the world's greatest waterfall., A study of lava flows, wood petrification, wind, river, and glacial erosion of Central Washington's Grand Coulee region typical of geological formations found in the Pacific Northwest.

Complete Record: Visits the Coulee region of central Washington to tell the story of the numerous lava flows which have made the Columbia Plateau. Shows how these lava flows entombed trees, silt bed fossiles, and at least one prehistoric rhinoceros. Portrays the work of glacial melt water which carved the Grand Coulee and left the skeleton of the world's greatest waterfall., A study of lava flows, wood petrification, wind, river, and glacial erosion of Central Washington's Grand Coulee region typical of geological formations found in the Pacific Northwest., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)