The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington

The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington As we enter Washington from the east, we immediately run into the gentle rolling hills of the Palouse country. If we continue to travel westward, we suddenly enter a heavily scarred land of barren rock, channels and canyons. Rugged cliffs, basalt rock basins, concave cliffs and even giant ripple marks line the landscape. We have just reached the edges of the Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington. The bleak but …

…geological events, beginning with lava flows, then the titling of the land, followed by huge deposits of silt and ending with a glacial lake and its sudden release, involved such a large area that only parts of the scabland picture can be seen at one time. Now as a result of more than fifty years worth of research, the many fragments of evidence have been pieced together to support Bretz's theory of the great flood.