United States Geological Survey YearbookU.S. Geological Survey, 1983 - Geology |
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... debris flows and land and rock slides . Localized floods , most often in urban areas , occurred with each storm . Flood peaks in California , although not generally exceeding many previous long - term max- imums , were significant in ...
... debris flows and land and rock slides . Localized floods , most often in urban areas , occurred with each storm . Flood peaks in California , although not generally exceeding many previous long - term max- imums , were significant in ...
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Geological Survey (U.S.). small lakes and sent a mud - and - debris flow roaring down Ophir Creek into Washoe Valley between Carson City and Reno . Pre- liminary estimates suggest that the flow traveled at speeds of about 20 miles per ...
Geological Survey (U.S.). small lakes and sent a mud - and - debris flow roaring down Ophir Creek into Washoe Valley between Carson City and Reno . Pre- liminary estimates suggest that the flow traveled at speeds of about 20 miles per ...
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... flows through a portion of these underground conduits . Red Butte , Emigration , and Parleys Creeks normally flow ... debris swept down from the channels and flood plains where it had accumulated during long periods without major floods . The ...
... flows through a portion of these underground conduits . Red Butte , Emigration , and Parleys Creeks normally flow ... debris swept down from the channels and flood plains where it had accumulated during long periods without major floods . The ...
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... debris flows and landslides in unprecedented numbers . The U.S. Geological Survey responded to requests from the ... debris flows . North of Salt Lake City , debris flows crashed into the communities of Bountiful and Farmington ...
... debris flows and landslides in unprecedented numbers . The U.S. Geological Survey responded to requests from the ... debris flows . North of Salt Lake City , debris flows crashed into the communities of Bountiful and Farmington ...
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... debris flow activity . Five geologists and engineers were assigned the task of designing a method to make such regional predictions . The clues for solving the problem came from understanding the behavior of debris flows that occurred ...
... debris flow activity . Five geologists and engineers were assigned the task of designing a method to make such regional predictions . The clues for solving the problem came from understanding the behavior of debris flows that occurred ...
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