Ripley Syncline
From ILSTRUC
Part of the Peoria Folds
Location
Schuyler and southernmost Fulton Counties (E-2,3)
References
Wanless 1957
Description
The Ripley Syncline is a subtle syncline that was mapped on the basis of subsurface data on Mississippian strata. The axis strikes east-northeast and is about 25 miles (40 km) long.