Verblank and Canton reported in the U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-947, that the Clodine fault is one of a group of east-northeast-trending faults that have displaced the land surface in western and north-central Houston. Movement has occurred along these faults in the recent geologic past, and most are known to be active today, as evidenced by moderate to severe damage to manmade structures caused by movement along them.
Nine faults in north-central and western Houston are under study. Seven of them are in developed areas; an eighth, the Renn scarp, is not known for certain to be a fault. The Clodine fault is in an area of rapid growth on the western outskirts of Houston, a fact that prompted release of our findings. This report is excerpted in part from our more complete study of all nine faults .
Field relations of Clodine fault
The scarp of the Clodine fault can be mapped for at least 12.5 km , extending east-northeast from Figure Four Lake to near Alief-Clodine Road , 2 km east of State Highway 6. The fault in map view is gently sinuous, a common characteristic of Texas Gulf Coast faults; its general east-northeast trend comprises segments that vary in trend from about N. 45° E. to nearly due east. Offset of the land surface along the fault ranges from an estimated 0.2 m to more than 0.4 m, and averages about 0.3 m along most of its length. The Clodine fault is one of a group of east-northeast-trending faults that have displaced the land surface la western and north-central Houston. Movement has occurred along these faults in the recent geologic past, and most are known to be active today, as evidenced by moderate to severe damage to manmade structures caused by movement along them.
Offset of the Land Surface along the fault ranges from an estimated 0.2 m to more than 0.4 m, and averages about 0.3 m along most of its length .down thrown fault blocks ; the approximate trace of the fault is still discernible in many such areas .
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