Geomorphology of a fake lake

I’m fascinated by the geomorphic traces left by the rise and fall of Lake Mead – human scale (egret scale?) shoreline terraces. This is on the northern bank above Boulder Harbor. The bird, shown for scale (I don’t have a rock hammer, it’s a great egret, so quite large), hangs out there because of the fisher people.

Old shorelines, Lake Mead, February 2015, by John Fleck

Old shorelines, Lake Mead, February 2015, by John Fleck