Map showing late Cenozoic faults in the Walker Lake 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Nevada-California

Patterns of Late Cenozoic Faulting

The Walker Lake 1^o x 2^o quadrangle lies athwart the transitional boundary between the Sierra Nevade and Basin and Range physiographic provinces. Six distinct topographic domains are identified with the quadrangle (fig. 1). Theses domains are clearly defined by contrasting orientations, densities, and styles of lake Neogene faulting as follows: