Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781557919458
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Languages : en
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Book Description
GEOLOGIC HAZARDS OF THE MOAB QUADRANGLE, GRAND COUNTY, UTAH.
Author: Geologic Hazards of Moab-Spanish Valley, Grand County, Utah
Author: Michael D. HyllandPublisher: Utah Geological Survey
ISBN: 1557916977
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Moab Valley and the contiguous Spanish Valley comprise a popular residential and recreational area in east-central Utah. Geologic processes that created the rugged and scenic landscape of Moab-Spanish Valley are still active today and can be hazardous to property and life. To address development in areas with geologic hazards, the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) conducted a geologic-hazards investigation to provide information to Moab City and Grand County to help guide development and reduce losses from geologic hazards. This report includes maps of Moab Valley and the northern and central parts of Spanish Valley that provide information on geologic hazards to assist homeowners, planners, and developers in making informed decisions. The maps show areas where hazards may exist and where site-specific studies are advisable prior to development. The maps are for planning purposes only, and do not preclude the necessity for site investigations. Site-specific studies by qualified professionals (engineering geologists, geotechnical engineers, hydrologists) should evaluate hazards and, if necessary, recommend hazard-reduction measures. Because of the small scale of the maps, some hazard areas are not shown; hazard studies are therefore recommended for all critical facilities (for example, hospitals, schools, fire stations), including those outside the mapped hazard areas.
Alluvial Fan Flooding
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309185491
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Alluvial fans are gently sloping, fan-shaped landforms common at the base of mountain ranges in arid and semiarid regions such as the American West. Floods on alluvial fans, although characterized by relatively shallow depths, strike with little if any warning, can travel at extremely high velocities, and can carry a tremendous amount of sediment and debris. Such flooding presents unique problems to federal and state planners in terms of quantifying flood hazards, predicting the magnitude at which those hazards can be expected at a particular location, and devising reliable mitigation strategies. Alluvial Fan Flooding attempts to improve our capability to determine whether areas are subject to alluvial fan flooding and provides a practical perspective on how to make such a determination. The book presents criteria for determining whether an area is subject to flooding and provides examples of applying the definition and criteria to real situations in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, and elsewhere. The volume also contains recommendations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is primarily responsible for floodplain mapping, and for state and local decisionmakers involved in flood hazard reduction.
List of Geological Survey Geologic and Water-supply Reports and Maps for Utah
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Geologic History of Utah
Author: Lehi F. HintzeList of U.S. Geological Survey Geologic and Water-supply Reports and Maps for Utah
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Reclamation of the Uranium Mill Tailings at the Atlas Site, Moab, Utah
Author: List of U.S. Geological Survey Geologic and Water-supply Reports and Maps for Colorado
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Rockhounding Utah
Author: William A. KappelePublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493009478
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A completely updated and revised edition brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .
High-calcium Limestone Resources of Utah
Author: Bryce T. TrippPublisher: Utah Geological Survey
ISBN: 1557917361
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
This project compiles basic information on the most important geologic and infrastructural factors that would be considered when planning a new high-calcium limestone quarry such as: (1) data on existing pits and prospects, (2) chemical analyses of high-calcium limestone, (3) the extent and spatial distribution of geologic formations having good potential for high-calcium limestone production, (4) references for geologic maps covering existing pits and prospects, and analytical data points, (5) locations of transportation corridors, and (6) locations of cement and lime plants, electric power plants, coal mines, and metal smelters that are large consumers of high-calcium limestone.