| Abstract: | In October 1981 a mass of rock and soil having an estimated volume of 500 000 m3 fell as a rock fall-avalanche from a steep slope 800 m high near the head of Olokele Canyon. Boulders were launched into the air from a bench on the slope for a downstream distance of about 850 m. The velocity of the avalanche was rapidly diminished by impact against the valley sides, and it became a muddy debris flow that traveled 4.6 km downstream, severely eroding the valley sides. The volume of debris deposited on the canyon bottom is estimated to be 2 500 000 m3, or about four times the volume derived from the slope. -from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Jones, B. L.; Chinn, S. S. W.; Brice, J. C. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Geology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Olokele rock avalanche, island of Kauai, Hawaii.; 1984; Article; Journal; Geology; Jones, B. L.; Chinn, S. S. W.; Brice, J. C. |
| Citation Start Page: | 209 |
| Citation Volume: | 12 |
| Citation Year: | 1984 |
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| Text: | Olokele rock avalanche, island of Kauai, Hawaii.; 1984; Article; Journal; Geology; Jones, B. L.; Chinn, S. S. W.; Brice, J. C. |
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| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00 -0600 |
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