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Geology and Hazards of the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is defined broadly here to include, from north to south, British Columbia, Washington state, Oregon, Idaho and Northern California as far south as the San Francisco Bay area (see map, which shows the US part of the Pacific NW). The links below have been compiled to provide support for the University of Derby's field courses to the Pacific Northwest.

New links will be added to this page over time. It has in part been compiled by Global Hazards students at the University of Derby.

General information
Earthquakes
Tsunami and other coastal hazards
Volcanoes
Floods
Landslides

General information on the region, states and provinces and their hazards

• US Geological Survey - hazards, resources, products
• NASA Earth Observatory
• U.S. Geological Survey: Earth Science Information Center
• Topographic maps of USA
• Geology of the National Parks
  USGS (2007) Pacific Northwest geological mapping and urban hazards
• Scorecard - The Pollution Information site

• FEMA - Natural Hazards - are you ready?

• The Columbia River flood basalts
• The Lake Missoula glacial outburst floods
• The Missoula Flood (pdf file)
  
• Discovery of the Pacific Northwest - Lewis and Clark

California

• The California Geological Survey
• Natural Hazards in California
• Natural Hazards
• Homeguard Natural Hazard Disclosure Reports Commercial website offering services to homeowners

Oregon

• Oregon county maps 
• Map Showing Regions of Oregon
• Map showing Main Highways and Rivers in Oregon
• Oregon - State & County QuickFacts from US Census Bureau
• Oregon Climate service
• Geological Map of Oregon
• Oregon Geological  Map Series
• Learn more about Oregon's geology
• Debris Flow Information
• The Partners for Disaster Resistance & Resilience (2007).
• The Oregonian - online version of Portland's major newspaper

Washington

• U.S. Geological SurveyWater Resources Division (Washington)
• Washington Department of Natural Resources
• University of Washington Earth & Space Sciences
  Geological maps of Washington State (1) small jpg files
• Geological map of Washington State (2) more detailed pdf map at 1:500,000
• WA Interactive Geology Map
• Seattle Times - major regional newspaper
• The Seattle Post-Intelligencer - online newspaper
• Washington State & County 'Quick Facts'
• Washington State Highway Map
• Washington shoreline aerial photos
• Seattle Office of Emergency Management

Earthquakes

• National Earthquake Information Center at USGS
• WSSPC EPICenter (Western States Seismic Policy Council, Earthquake Program Information Center)
• Reducing Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest (USGS)
• Earthquake Hazard Program - USGS

California

• Earthquake Hazard Maps - San Francisco Bay area
• California - Seismic Hazards Zonation Program
• Northern California earthquake data centre
• USGS Earthquake Hazards Program - Northern California
• Guidelines for evaluating and mitigating seismic hazards in California (pdf from California Geological Survey)
• ABAG Home Quake Safety Toolkit for residents of the SF Bay area
• Magnitude 7.2 earthquake off N California, 15 June 2005
• Earthquake Preparedness Tip Sheets
• BBC: Quakes: A constant threat to California

Oregon

• Seismic Hazard map of Oregon
• Earthquake Hazards-Oregon earthquake epicenter map
• Airborne Hunt for Faults in the Portland-Vancouver Area
• Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps for Selected Urban Areas in Western Oregon

Washington

• Seattle Seismic Hazard Maps and Data Download
• Cascadia and Seattle Fault Scenarios - September, 2005

Tsunami and other coastal hazards

• Coastal Erosion Along the U.S. West Coast During the 1997-98 El Niño

California

• California Coastal Records project - an aerial photographic survey of the California Coastline
• El Niño Sea-Level Rise Wreaks Havoc in California's San Francisco Bay Region

Oregon

• Oregon Coastal Atlas
• Tsunami Hazards in Oregon with extensive evacuation maps for regions and communities
• Geological Hazards on the Oregon coast
• Oregon Tsunami maps

Washington

• Washington's Coast - tsunamis
• Unearthing Proof of a Tsunami in the Northwest. Listen to Brian Atwater, the pioneer of tsunami research in the Pacific Northwest, on National Public Radio
• The Orphan tsunami of 1700 (large pdf file)

Volcanoes

• USGS - Cascades Volcano Observatory
• Cascade Range Volcanoes Summaries
• Cascades hazard assessments for individual volcanoes
• The Volcanoes of Lewis and Clark
• Volcanic Ash–Danger to Aircraft in the North Pacific
  

California

• Mount Shasta
• Geology of Lassen Volcanic National Park

Oregon

• Mount Hood virtual field trip
• Mount Hood factsheet
• Crater Lake National Park
• Crater Lake National Park: Presently Tranquil
• Mount Mazama and Crater Lake
  

Washington

• Mount St Helens
• Mount Rainier
  • 'Bridge for Kids', Orting, WA
• Geology of Mount Rainier National Park
• Mount Adams
• Ash fall

The Columbia River Basalts - Miocene flood basalts

• Columbia River Basalt Group - USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory

Floods

• USGS Real-Time Water Data for the Nation
• How USGS monitors water
• How USGS collects streamflow data

California

• USGS Water Hazards, California
• Northern California Storms and Floods of January 1995

Oregon

• The Willamette Valley Flood of 1996
• FEMA and State Officials Look at Oregon Flood Disaster Areas (VIDEO)

Washington

• Mapping a Flood...Before It Happens
• The "100-Year Flood"
• Mount Rainier National Park - November 2006 Flooding

Giant glacial floods

• Mystery of the Megaflood

Landslides

• National Landslide Information Center
• Debris flow hazards in the United States

California

• San Francisco Bay Region Landslide Folio
• Riding The Storm - Landslide Danger in the San Francisco Bay Area

Oregon

• Landslide hazards in Oregon
• Coastal Landslides in Oregon
• Oregon's debris flow warning system
• Astoria, Oregon landslide maps

Washington

• Puget Sound landslides
• Kelso landslides
• Landslide Reconnaissance Following the Storm Event of December 1–3, 2007, in Western Washington

This page is maintained by Roger Suthren . Last updated 14 April, 2011 21:54