Debris flows from failures Neoglacial-age moraine dams in the Three Sisters and Mount Jefferson wilderness areas, Oregon

O'Connor, J. E.; Hardison, J. H.; Costa, J. E.

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The highest concentration of lakes dammed by Neoglacial moraines in the conterminous United States is in the Mount Jefferson and Three Sisters Wilderness Areas in central Oregon. Between 1930 and 1980, breakouts of these lakes have resulted in 11 debris flows. The settings and sequences of events leading to breaching and the downstream flow behavior of the resulting debris flows provide guidance on the likelihood and magnitude of future lake breakouts and debris flows.

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O'Connor, J. E.; Hardison, J. H.; Costa, J. E.

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93 p.; 2 plates in pocket

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Debris flows from failures Neoglacial-age moraine dams in the Three Sisters and Mount Jefferson wilderness areas, Oregon; 2001; PP; 1606; O‘Connor, J. E.; Hardison, J. H.; Costa, J. E.

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2001

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Debris flows from failures Neoglacial-age moraine dams in the Three Sisters and Mount Jefferson wilderness areas, Oregon; 2001; PP; 1606; O‘Connor, J. E.; Hardison, J. H.; Costa, J. E.