Hayes Dome (Discarded)

Part of the La Salle Anticlinorium

Location

Northern Douglas and southern Champaign Counties

References

Bristol and Prescott 1968, Bristol and Buschbach 1973

Description

The name Hayes Dome, taken from the Hayes oil pool, was applied to the structurally highest part of the Tuscola Anticline. Continued recognition of the Hayes Dome, and of the smaller Shaw Dome to the south, does not appear to be justified because they are small areas of closure on the larger Tuscola Anticline; therefore, use of the name should be discontinued.