Pond formed by slumping in Forest of Nisene Marks, Santa Cruz County, California

This pond formed at the head of a great slump along the Big Slump Trail in the Forest of Nisene Marks in Santa Cruz County. The disruption of the landscape by landslides creates locations where water can pond. This stagnant pond formed at the head of a large slump block. Fractures and fissures on landslides, particularly in the toe area, are commonly the location of springs and seeps.

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