USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Volcanic and Non-Volcanic Floods
- Background and Information
- Publications and Reports
- Items of Interest
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Catastrophic Flooding and Eruption of Ash-Flow Tuff at
Medicine Lake Volcano, California
-- Donnelly-Nolan, J., and Nolan, K. M., 1986, IN: Geology, v.14
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Debris Dams and Debris-Dam Lakes - Menu
-- general information about lakes impounded by debris dams, and hazards associated
with such lakes
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Debris Flows and Mudflows - Menu
-- general information about debris flows, mudflows, and lahars
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Distinguishing between Debris Flows and Floods from Field Evidence in Small Watersheds
-- Pierson, 2005
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Glacial Hazards - Description
-- including
Glacial Debris Avalanches ...
Jökulhlaups ...
Outburst Floods ...
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Glacial Lake Missoula Floods
-- Ice Sheets Menu
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Glaciers and Glaciations - Menu
-- includes Jökulhlaups and Ancient Glacial Lakes
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Hazards: Floods
-- Excerpt from: Hoblitt, et.al., 1987, USGS Open File Report 87-297
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Hood (Mount Hood), Oregon, Polallie Creek - Menu
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Hydrology and Hydrologic Processes - Menu
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Measuring Flood Discharge using Ground-Penetrating Radar
-- Spicer, et.al., 1997
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Missoula Floods
-- Ice Sheets Menu
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Mount St. Helens Hydrology - Menu
-- includes May 18, 1980 Lahar, High-Water Floods of 1996, and "Real-Time"
Hydrologic Monitoring Sites
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Polallie Creek, Mount Hood, Oregon - Menu
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Publications and Reports - Hydrology
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Rainier (Mount Rainier), Washington Glacial Outburst Floods
-- Glaciers and Glaciations Menu
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Sediment and Erosion - Menu
-- general information about sediment and erosion
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St. Helens (Mount St. Helens), Washington, Floods - Menu
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Volcanic-Related Floods - Description
-- general information about floods and flooding related to volcanic eruptions
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Volcano and Hydrologic Hazards - Menu
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Volcano and Hydrologic Monitoring - Menu
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What To Do if a Volcano Erupts
-- includes Floods
-- includes information from FEMA and the Red Cross
- Other Menus of Interest
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03/07/06, Lyn Topinka