Rushford (Caneadea) Dam Park - Rushford Formation

Rushford (Caneadea) Dam Park - Rushford Formation
Located in Allegany County
Image courtesy of Gerald Smith

Type: Park (Public).

Features: Type locality for the Rushford Formation. at lake level; Lowest stratigraphic
major Upper Devonian sand and represents sands of the first giant oil field.

Feature Type: Type Locality.

Reference: NYS Geological Association Field Trip Guidebook, 71st Annual Meeting 1999; Structure and Upper Devonian Stratigraphy in the Appalachian Plateau of Allegany County, New York State, Including the Clarendon-Linden Fault System.

For online reference please visit - www.nysga.net/Guidebooks.html

Quadrangle: Houghton.

Reason for Designation: Unique and Scenic.