Water Gaps Carved Through Mountains and the Genesis Flood
by Owen Omid Borville
February 3, 2019
Geology, Natural Wonders
Evidence for the Genesis Flood and the young Earth can be found in many places. In addition, the erosive power of the Genesis Flood and its receding floodwaters has been well documented. Creationists have noted the occurrence of rivers that appear to cut directly through mountains instead of flowing around. These "water gaps" have been identified around the world and give great evidence for the receding floodwaters of the Genesis Flood. One great example of a water gap occurs along the Delaware River on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania border. The Delaware Water Gap is one of many water gaps cutting through the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains and which slices through the Kittatinny Ridge.
The uniformitarian old-earth geologists have trouble explaining how the river cut through the ridge and therefore assign dates in the millions of years for the formation of this particular erosional feature. Old-earth geologists claim the Delaware Water Gap began to form some 500 million years ago because they do not recognize any catastrophic events such as the Genesis Flood that could erode this feature more quickly. Evolutionists and old-earth advocates assume that slow and gradual river erosion over millions of years carved this water gap. This slow and gradual erosion is part of the doctrine of uniformitarianism under which mainstream geologists use to give naturalistic explanations for geomorphic features on Earth.
However, it is obvious that some catastrophic surge of water caused the erosion of the water gap, and the flood model easily explains these features as the mountains were uplifted and the receding floodwaters would have produced much erosion. Another famous water gap is the Wallula Gap, which is found along the Columbia River in western North America. The Columbia River cuts through the thick flood basalt layers of the Columbia Plateau, which cover large portions of southern Washington state, northern Oregon, and western Idaho. The Wallula Gap is just another reminder of the powerful force of the floodwaters of the global Genesis Flood. Other prominent water gaps in North America include the Cumberland Narrows in Maryland, and the Potomac Water Gap near the Maryland-Virginia border, both of which are in the Appalachian Mountain system.
Other water gaps in the world can be found in Peru along the Maranon River, in Germany along the Rhine River, and in Romania along the Danube River. The Kali Gandaki Gorge cuts through the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal to form one of the deepest gorges on Earth, while the impressive Manawatu Gorge in New Zealand cuts through the southern ranges of the northern island. The Manawatu Gorge is a water gap despite being called a gorge because it cuts through the surrounding mountain ranges. Only a force with the erosive power of the global Genesis Flood could create such landforms.
by Owen Omid Borville
February 3, 2019
Geology, Natural Wonders
Evidence for the Genesis Flood and the young Earth can be found in many places. In addition, the erosive power of the Genesis Flood and its receding floodwaters has been well documented. Creationists have noted the occurrence of rivers that appear to cut directly through mountains instead of flowing around. These "water gaps" have been identified around the world and give great evidence for the receding floodwaters of the Genesis Flood. One great example of a water gap occurs along the Delaware River on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania border. The Delaware Water Gap is one of many water gaps cutting through the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains and which slices through the Kittatinny Ridge.
The uniformitarian old-earth geologists have trouble explaining how the river cut through the ridge and therefore assign dates in the millions of years for the formation of this particular erosional feature. Old-earth geologists claim the Delaware Water Gap began to form some 500 million years ago because they do not recognize any catastrophic events such as the Genesis Flood that could erode this feature more quickly. Evolutionists and old-earth advocates assume that slow and gradual river erosion over millions of years carved this water gap. This slow and gradual erosion is part of the doctrine of uniformitarianism under which mainstream geologists use to give naturalistic explanations for geomorphic features on Earth.
However, it is obvious that some catastrophic surge of water caused the erosion of the water gap, and the flood model easily explains these features as the mountains were uplifted and the receding floodwaters would have produced much erosion. Another famous water gap is the Wallula Gap, which is found along the Columbia River in western North America. The Columbia River cuts through the thick flood basalt layers of the Columbia Plateau, which cover large portions of southern Washington state, northern Oregon, and western Idaho. The Wallula Gap is just another reminder of the powerful force of the floodwaters of the global Genesis Flood. Other prominent water gaps in North America include the Cumberland Narrows in Maryland, and the Potomac Water Gap near the Maryland-Virginia border, both of which are in the Appalachian Mountain system.
Other water gaps in the world can be found in Peru along the Maranon River, in Germany along the Rhine River, and in Romania along the Danube River. The Kali Gandaki Gorge cuts through the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal to form one of the deepest gorges on Earth, while the impressive Manawatu Gorge in New Zealand cuts through the southern ranges of the northern island. The Manawatu Gorge is a water gap despite being called a gorge because it cuts through the surrounding mountain ranges. Only a force with the erosive power of the global Genesis Flood could create such landforms.
