2006-06-25 05:16:00 · 3 answers · asked by kate 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
According to The History Channel and other educational programming, the New Madrid quakes of 1811-1812 caused the MS River to flow backwards, caused widespread flooding and an unusual phenomenon called "sand blows," and shook buildings as far away as the east coast.
The US Geological Service has an informative Web page located at http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/prepare/factsheets/NewMadrid/
Wikipedia has an article about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Earthquake
The Web site at http://asms.k12.ar.us/armem/richards/ has photos of the destruction and a lot of additional information.
The New Madrid Compendium (http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/compendium/) contains "listings of over 600 references that are related to the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812. These references include newspaper articles, scientific articles, folklore, maps, and eyewitness accounts...."
2006-06-25 06:34:46 · answer #1 · answered by wireflight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lake in question is an oxbow lake--the kind that often happens along meandering rivers like the Mississippi.
Reelfoot Lake, Lake County, northwestern Tennesee, about 15 miles from New Madrid, epicenter of the 1811-1812 quakes.
2006-06-26 02:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by Beckee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure but I did here that there was a quake that made it run backward
2006-07-01 17:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋