USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Columbia Plateau
Columbia River Basalt Group
- Background and Information
- Special Items of Interest
-
Volcanoes of Lewis and Clark
-- their 1805-1806 journey on the Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia Rivers. Lewis and Clark spotted five
volcanoes.
- Maps, Graphics, and Images
- Items of Interest
-
Annotated NASA Images - Menu
-- includes the Columbia Plateau
-
Annotated NASA Image -
Columbia River and the Columbia Basin, Washington/Oregon,
September 1994
-- [110K,InlineJPG]
-- NASA Photo, courtesy
"NASA Earth From Space"; Modified with text by USGS/CVO.
-
Cenozoic Volcanism in the Cascade Range and Columbia Plateau,
Southern Washington and Northernmost Oregon
-- Swanson, et.al., 1989, AGU Field Trip Guidebook T106
-
Channeled Scablands - Description
-
Columbia Plateau - Description
-
Columbia Plateau - Summary
-
Columbia Plateau Features - Map
-- [Map,30K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Swanson and Wright, 1981, IN:
USGS Circular 838
-
Columbia River and the Columbia Basin, Washington/Oregon,
September 1994
-- [Annotated NASA Image,110K,InlineJPG]
-- NASA Photo, courtesy
"NASA Earth From Space", modified with text by USGS/CVO.
-
Columbia River and Columbia River Gorge - Menu
-- general information about the Columbia River
-
Columbia River Basalt Group
-- Excerpt from: Swanson, 1988, IN: AGU Field Trip Guidebook T-106
-
Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) - Description
-
Columbia River Flood Basalts - Summary
-
Cordilleran Ice Sheet and the Missoula Floods
-- [Map,32K,InlineGIF]
-- covers the Columbia Plateau
-
CRBG - Columbia River Basalt Group - Description
-
Geographic Setting
-
Geologic History of the Columbia River Gorge
-- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Information Brochure
-
Geologic Map of Washington State
-- [Map,82K,InlineGIF]
-
Glaciations, Ice Sheets, Glacial Lakes, and Floods - Description
-- general information about the Ice Sheets and castrophic flooding of the Columbia Basin region
-
Glaciations, Ice Sheets, Glacial Lakes, and Floods - Map
-- [Map,32K,InlineGIF]
-- Cordilleran Ice Sheet and the Missoula Floods
-- covers the Columbia Plateau
-
Glaciations, Ice Sheets, Glacial Lakes, and Floods - Menu
-- general information about the Ice Sheets and castrophic flooding of the Columbia Basin region
-
Guide to geologic field trip between Lewiston, Idaho, and
Kimberly, Oregon, emphasizing the Columbia River Basalt Group
-- Swanson and Wright, 1981
-
Guides to Some Volcanic Terranes in Washington, Idaho, Oregon,
and Northern California
-- Johnston and Donnelly-Nolan, (eds.), 1981, USGS Circular 838
-
Idaho Volcanoes and Volcanics - Menu
-- general information about Idaho Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity,
including the Columbia Plateau, which covers parts of Washington, Oregon,
and Idaho
-
Lava Plateaus and Flood Basalts - Description
-- general information about Lava Plateaus and Flood Basalts, including the Columbia Plateau
-
Lava Plateaus and Flood Basalts - Menu
-- general information about Lava Plateaus and Flood Basalts, including the
Columbia Plateau
-
Maps and Graphics - Columbia Plateau
-
Missoula Floods
-- Ice Sheets and Glaciations Menu, includes information about the Missoula Floods, which formed the "channeled scablands" across the Columbia Plateau
-
Oregon Volcanoes and Volcanics - Menu
-- general information about Oregon Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity,
including the Columbia Plateau, which covers parts of Washington, Oregon,
and Idaho
-
Pacific Northwest Volcanics showing the Cascade Range and
Columbia Plateau - Map
-- [Map,35K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Swanson et.al., 1989,
American Geophysical Union Field Trip Guidebook T106
-
Spokane Floods
-- Glaciations and Ice Sheets Menu
-- general information about the Ice Sheets and castrophic flooding of the Columbia Basin region
-
Stratigraphic nomenclature, age, and magnetic polarity for units in the
Columbia River Basalt Group - Table
-- [Table, HTML Format]
-- Modified from: Swanson and Wright, 1981,
IN: Johnston and Donnelly-Nolan, (eds.), 1981, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 838
-
Stratigraphic subdivision of Columbia River Basalt Group - Table
-- [Table,24K,InlineGIF]
-- Modified from: Swanson, et.al., 1989,
American Geophysical Union Field Trip Guidebook T106
-
Volcanoes of Lewis and Clark
-- their 1805-1806 journey on the Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia Rivers. Lewis and Clark spotted five
volcanoes. *** Note - big 700K file
-
Wallula Gap - Description
-
Washington State Geologic Map - Map
-- [Map,82K,InlineGIF]
-
Washington State Volcanoes and Volcanics - Menu
-- general information about Washington State Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity,
including the Columbia Plateau, which covers parts of Washington, Oregon,
and Idaho
-
Western USA Volcanoes and Volcanics - Menu
-- general information about the Western USA Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity,
including the Columbia Plateau
- Useful Links
- Other Menus of Interest
-
CVO Educational Outreach Menu
-- CVO Menu -- Educational Ideas,
Information, Teacher's Aids, "Fun Stuff",
Videos and Posters, USGS Educational Links, etc.
-
Living With Volcanoes
--
Facts and Information; Questions and Answers; Historical,
Cultural, and the Economic Sides of Volcanoes; Tourism and Recreation
Information, "Real-Time" World-Wide Volcano-Cams;
and Information About "Dantes Peak"
URL for CVO HomePage is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html>
URL for this page is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/ColumbiaPlateau/framework.html>
If you have questions or comments please contact:
<GS-CVO-WEB@usgs.gov>
01/23/07, Lyn Topinka