Meppen Syncline
From ILSTRUC
Part of the Cap Au Grès Faulted Flexure
Location
T11S, R2W, Calhoun County (G-2)
References
Rubey 1952, Collinson et al. 1954, Collinson 1957, Treworgy 1979a
Description
The Meppen Syncline is a shallow trough bordering a saddle along the Lincoln Anticline, a few miles north of the Cap Au Grès Faulted Flexure. It is approximately 4 miles (6 km) long and 2 miles (3 km) wide, and its axis runs east to west.