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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)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: 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 to roll downslope, collided...
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Active landslides in the Creekside Drive area, Mountain Green, Morgan County, Utah, between June 2005 and December 2006 (RI-260)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: 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 landslides resulted from the...
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Movement history and preliminary hazard assessment of the Heather Drive landslide, Layton, Davis County, Utah (RI-251)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: 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 a prehistoric landslide in...
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Preliminary geotechnical-engineering slope-stability investigation of the Pine Ridge landslide, Timber Lakes Estates, Wasatch County, Utah (RI-232)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: 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 judgement, rather than expensive...
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An overview of landslide inventories predominantly of North America (RI-217)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: S. N. Eldredge The Utah Geological and Mineral Survey (UGMS) received funding for two years from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for landslide inventory work. UGMS intended to develop a standard report form and a manual for recording information about Utah landslides, and...
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Investigation of potential geologic hazards near the Thistle landslide, Utah County, Utah (RI-213)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: G. C. Willis In the spring of 1983 an old landslide near Thistle, Utah reactivated and moved downslope, forming a dam 220 feet (67 m) high which blocked a major railroad, highway, and river. Thistle Lake, which formed behind the landslide dam, reached...
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Landslide Hazards In Utah (PI-98)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: Gregg Beukelman According to the U.S. Geological Survey, landslides are a serious geological hazard common to almost every state in our country. Publication addresses Landslides: Serious and Common Geologic Hazards, Types of Landslides, Causes of Landslides, Landslide Distribution, Reducing Risk from Landslides, and...
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Rock-fall hazards in Utah (PI-94)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: J. J. Castleton Rock falls pose a hazard in Utah because we live, work, and recreate in close proximity to mountains and mesas. This publication explains how and why rock falls occur, and ways to reduce the potential damage they can cause. Other...
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The 2005-06 Creekside Drive area landslides, Mountain Green, Morgan County, Utah (PI-91)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: A. Elliott Early in 2005, several landslides occurred in the Creekside Drive area of Mountain Green located in western Morgan County. Details about the geologic makeup of the area, as well as damage caused by the landslides are included in this publication. Other...
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The 2005 Sage Vista Lane Landslide, Cedar Hills, Utah County, Utah (PI-89)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: A. Elliott Homeowners in Cedar Hills first detected movement on the Sage Vista Lane landslide on April 28, 2005, and by the next day the landslide had moved against the lower back wall of a townhouse unit. This publication explains why the landslide...
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The 2001 Heather Drive Landslide, Layton, Davis County, Utah (PI-88)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: A. Elliott The August 2001 Heather Drive landslide in Layton damaged six houses, forcing homeowners to evaluate them. This publication discusses the event and aftermath, as well as the geological makeup of the area in an attempt to explain why the landslide occurred....
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Landslides: What they are, why they occur (PI-74)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. F. Case Landslides occur as gravitational forces exceed the strength of the material in a slope. Rock slides, debris slides, and slumps “slide†on a weak, fractured, slick, clayey, or water-saturated surface. This two-page sheet discusses why landslides occur, how risk can...
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Rock-fall hazards (PI-69)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: W. F. Case Rock falls are a natural process of cliff and hillside erosion. They consist of large rock fragments from a cliff, or boulders from a slope that bounce, roll, and slide down a hillside and come to rest in a “runoutâ€...
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Homeowner's guide to recognizing and reducing landslide damage on their property (PI-58)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: GES staff Landslides are common in Utah. Landslide hazards are greatest near or on steep slopes or along streams. Listed below are suggestions on how to recognize landslides and landslide-prone areas, and what to do to reduce the likelihood of landslides. And REMEMBER...
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Stability of the Pine Ridge landslide at Timber Lakes Estates, Wasatch County, Utah: implications for future development and land-use planning (PI-53)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: F. X. Ashland and M. D. Hylland This pamphlet provides a nontechnical summary of the results of the Utah Geological Survey’s preliminary slope-stability evaluation of the Pine Ridge landslide at the Timber Lakes Estates in Wasatch County, and discusses the implications for future...
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Preliminary Landslide Inventory Map of the 2012 Seeley Fire Area, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah (OFR-612)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: Greg N. McDonald and Richard E. GiraudThis map presents a landslide inventory for the 2012 Seeley fire area, Carbon and Emery counties, Utah, at a scale of 1:24,000. The purposes of the map and accompanying geodatabase are to show and characterize landslides and...
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Snowmelt-induced ground-water fluctuations in selected northern Utah landslides ? preliminary results from the 2007-08 landslide water year (OFR-550)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: F. X. Ashland The relationship between ground-water levels and late winter/early spring snowmelt was evaluated at selected northern Utah landslides where ground-water observation wells had previously been installed. The period of investigation between September 2007 and August 2008 was characterized by generally wetter-than-normal...
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Ground-water conditions in the Green Pond landslide, Weber County, Utah (OFR-528)Vendor: Ground WaterBy: F. X. Ashland, R. E. Giraud, G. N. McDonald, and A. H. Elliott The Green Pond landslide is a large historically active landslide crossed by SR-226 in Weber County, Utah. The landslide is elongate, somewhat irregularly shaped, about 7800 feet long, and has...
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Reconnaissance of the Little Valley landslide, Draper, Utah: Evidence for possible Late Holocene, earthquake-induced reactivation of a large, pre-existing landslide (OFR-520)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: F. X. Ashland Using geomorphic analysis, and radiocarbon ages from a consultant’s landslide investigation, this publication outlines a partial movement history for the Little Valley landslide in Draper, Utah, and an approach for recognizing earthquake-induced reactivation in preexisting slides in the Wasatch Front....
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Reconnaissance of the Draper Heights landslide and other possible earthquake-induced, shallow, disrupted soil and rock slides in Draper, Utah (OFR-519)Vendor: Utah Geological SurveyBy: F. X. Ashland Earthquake-induced landslides, with the exception of liquefaction-induced lateral spreads, have not been recognized in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. This study assesses the feasibility of identifying such earthquake-induced landslides, given the documented latest Pleistocene to present surface-faulting chronology for...
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