Joseph T. Pardee | |
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 Joseph Pardee in 1909 | |
| Born | 1871 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Died | 1960 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Presbyterian College University of California |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geologist |
Joseph Thomas Pardee (May 30, 1871, in Salt Lake City, Utah; † March 2, 1960, in Philipsburg, Montana) was a U.S. geologist who worked for the U.S. Geological Survey, and contributed to the understanding of the origin of the Channeled Scablands. He discovered the trail of evidence left by Glacial Lake Missoula, a lake created by an ice dam 23 miles (37 km) wide and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) high during the most recent ice age. He discovered that when the dam broke, the water flowed towards the scablands, supporting J Harlen Bretz's theory of the cataclysmic floods.