Geologic Hazards
Landslide Inventory Map of the Ferron Creek area, Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah (SS-161)
By: Richard E. Giraud and Greg N. McDonaldThis map presents a landslide inventory for the Ferron Creek area, Sanpete and Emery Counties, Utah, at a scale of 1:24,000. The purposes of the map and accompanying geodatabase are to show and...
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Landslide Inventory Map for the Upper Muddy Creek Area, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah (SS-155)
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Landslide Inventory Map for the Upper Muddy Creek Area, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah (SS-155)
By: Greg N. McDonald and Richard E. GiraudThis map represents a landslide inventory for the upper Muddy Creek area, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah, at a scale of 1:24,000. The map covers 54 square miles on southern part of the...
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Geologic Hazards of the State Route 9 Corridor, La Verkin City to Town of Springdale, Washington County, Utah (SS-148)
By: Tyler R. Knudsen and William R. LundHistorically, the communities of La Verkin, Virgin, Rockville, and Springdale have been affected by a variety of geologic hazards. Recent damaging rock falls, riverine floods, recurrent flash floods and landslides, and problems associated...
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Geologic hazards of the Magna Quadrangle, Salt Lake County, Utah (SS-137)
By: J. J. Castleton, A. H. Elliott, and G. N. McDonaldThe Magna quadrangle, in the western part of Salt Lake Valley, is expected to experience a significant population increase in the next several decades. As urbanization expands into areas less...
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Geologic hazards of the Zion National Park geologic-hazard study area, Washington and Kane Counties, Utah (SS-133)
By: W. R. Lund, T. R. Knudsen, and D. L Sharrow The Utah Geological Survey conducted a geologic-hazard investigation of a portion of Zion national Park to provide the National Park Service with geologic-hazard information for future park management. The...
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Characterization and hazard zonation of the Meadow Creek landslide affecting State Route 9, part of the Coal Hill landslide complex, western Kane County, Utah (SS-131)
By: F. X. Ashland, G. N. McDonald, L. M. Shaw, and J. A. Bay Contains a 31-page report and two accompanying plates detailing the results of geologic and geophysical investigations of the Meadow Creek landslide in western Kane County, Utah,...
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Paleoseismology of Utah, Volume 15: Surficial-geologic reconnaissance and scarp profiling on the Colliston and Clarkston Mountain segments of the Wasatch fault zone, Box Elder County, Utah (SS-121)
By: M. D. Hylland The Collinston and Clarkston Mountain segments, the northernmost two segments of the Wasatch fault zone in Utah, have been active during the Quaternary Period but show no evidence of Holocene surface faulting. The only fault scarps...
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The origin and extent of earth fissures in Escalante Valley, southern Escalante Desert, Iron County, Utah (SS-115)
By: W. R. Lund, C. B. DuRoss, S. M. Kirby, G. N. McDonald, G. Hunt, and G. S. Vice Contains a 30-page report and 37-photo appendix of an investigation by the Utah Geological Survey of five recently discovered earth fissures...
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Earthquake-hazards scenario for a M7 earthquake on the Salt Lake City segment of the Wasatch fault zone, Utah (SS-111dm)
By: B. J. Solomon, N. Storey, I. G. Wong, W. J. Silva, N. Gregor, D. Wright, and G. N. McDonald Large earthquakes can disrupt lives with devastating effects on communities and individuals. An important step in characterizing the risk posed...
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Geologic hazards of Monroe City, Sevier County, Utah (SS-110)
By: R. E. Giraud and J. P. Johnson, digitizer Geologic hazards are naturally occurring processes that present a risk to life and property. This report provides information for the Monroe City area, in Utah's central Sevier Valley, to reduce losses...
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Geologic hazards of Moab-Spanish Valley, Grand County, Utah (SS-107)
By: M. D. Hylland, W. E. Mulvey, J. P. Johnson, digitizer, and M. Butler Moab Valley and the contiguous Spanish Valley comprise a popular residential and recreational area in east-central Utah. Geologic processes that created the rugged and scenic landscape...
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Reconnaissance of landslides and preliminary landslide hazard assessment along a portion of Browns Park Road, Daggett County, Utah (RI-271)
By: G. Beukelman and B. Erickson During the spring of 2011, five landslides occurred in lower Jesse Ewing Canyon, Daggett County, Utah, along a section of Browns Park Road that was realigned in 2009. Distress to the roadway included blockage...
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Investigation of the February 10, 2010, rock fall at 274 West Main Street, and preliminary assessment of rock-fall hazard, Rockville, Washington County, Utah (RI-270)
By: T. R. Knudsen In the morning hours of February 10, 2010, a large rock fall impacted a property at 274 West Main Street in Rockville, Utah. The estimated 450-ton rock fell from the upper slope of Rockville Bench, began...
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Technical reports for 2002-2009 geologic hazards program (RI-269)
By: A.H. Elliott, compiler Contains a compilation of Technical Reports completed by the Geologic Hazards Program of the Utah Geological Survey from 2002-2009. The Technical Report format is used to address geologic-hazard-related problems of site-specific projects of interest to a...
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Estimation of potential debris-flow volumes for Centerville Canyon, Davis County, Utah (RI-267)
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Estimation of potential debris-flow volumes for Centerville Canyon, Davis County, Utah (RI-267)
By: R. E. Giraud and J. J. Castleton Contains a report providing estimates of potential debris-flow volumes for Centerville Canyon, Utah. The debris-flow volumes were estimated to aid Centerville City in sizing a debris basin for reducing the debris-flow hazard...
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Active landslides in the Creekside Drive area, Mountain Green, Morgan County, Utah, between June 2005 and December 2006 (RI-260)
By: F. X. Ashland Landsliding in the Creekside Drive area of Mountain Green, Utah, in 2005 and 2006 damaged three houses, a road, and buried utilities, and threatened a buried sewer line, another house, and several other residential lots. The...
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Reconnaissance investigation of ground cracks along the western margin of Parowan Valley, Iron County, Utah (RI-253)
By: UGS Staff Two out-of-print geologic and mineral assessment reports on Piute and Garfield Counties. Texts with plates are in one file for easy viewing; plates are a higher resolution and formatted for easy plotting are in separate files. Data...
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Movement history and preliminary hazard assessment of the Heather Drive landslide, Layton, Davis County, Utah (RI-251)
By: R. E. Giraud Movement of the Heather Drive landslide in late-August 2001 forced homeowners to evacuate their houses and suffer significant economic loss. Preliminary loss estimates indicate that landslide-related losses exceed $1 million. The landside is a reactivation of...
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Technical reports for 2000-01, Geologic Hazards Program (RI-250)
By: G. N. McDonald, compiler The Geologic Hazards Program of the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) maps and defines geologic hazards and provides assistance to tax-supported entities (cities, towns, counties, and their engineers, planning commissions, or planning departments; associations of governments;...
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Site-response characterization for implementing SHAKEMAP in northern Utah (RI-248)
By: F. X. Ashland As part of the effort to implement “ShakeMap†in northern Utah, this publication used surface geology and available shear-wave velocity data to characterize and map the site response of geologic units during earthquake ground shaking. Site-response...
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Technical reports for 1999, Applied Geology Program (RI-244)
By: G. N. McDonald, compiler The Geologic Hazards Program of the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) maps and defines geologic hazards and provides assistance to tax-supported entities (cities, towns, counties, and their engineers, planning commissions, or planning departments; associations of governments;...
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Technical reports for 1998, Applied Geology Program (RI-242)
By: G. N. McDonald, compiler The Geologic Hazards Program of the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) maps and defines geologic hazards and provides assistance to tax-supported entities (cities, towns, counties, and their engineers, planning commissions, or planning departments; associations of governments;...
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Preliminary geotechnical-engineering slope-stability investigation of the Pine Ridge landslide, Timber Lakes Estates, Wasatch County, Utah (RI-232)
By: F. X. Ashland and M. D. Hylland The purpose of a preliminary geotechnical-engineering slope-stability analysis is to use state-of-the-art computer programs to estimate slope stability in areas where we have few detailed engineering test data. The technique uses engineering-geologic...
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Debris-flood and debris-flow hazard from Lone Pine Canyon near Centerville, Davis County, Utah (RI-223)
By: W. E. Mulvey At the request of Centerville City, the Utah Geological Survey conducted a geologic investigation at the mouth of Lone Pine canyon. The purpose of the investigation was to estimate the potential for future debris flows or...
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