USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington

Mount Rainier, Washington
Volcano and Hydrologic Hazards

Current Volcanic Hazards Report - 1998

Current Activity
- Current Activity Menu
Current Hazards Report
- Current Volcanic Hazards Report -- 1998
Special Items of Interest
- Debris-Flow Hazards Caused by Hydrologic Events at Mount Rainier, Washington -- Vallance, et.al., 2003, USGS Open-File Report 03-368
- Historical Mudflows and Debris Flows -- including Osceola and Electron
- Mount Rainier - Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk -- Driedger and Scott, 2002
Publications and Reports
- Publications and Reports - Mount Rainier
Items of Interest
- Active and Potentially Active Volcanoes in Washington -- Excerpt from: Wright and Pierson, 1992, USGS Circular 1073
- ArcInfo Coverage - Washington State -- 1995, Washington State On-Line Spacial Data Sets, includes Mount Rainier
- Areas inundated by mudflows from Mount Rainier in the last 5,600 years - Map -- [Map,23K,GIF] -- Modified from: Sisson, 1995, USGS Open-File Report 95-642
- Current Activity - Menu -- Mount Rainier
- Current Hazards Report -- 1998
- Debris Flows, Mudflows, and Lahars - Mount Rainier Menu
- Debris-Flow Hazards Caused by Hydrologic Events at Mount Rainier, Washington -- Vallance, et.al., 2003, USGS Open-File Report 03-368
- Earthquakes and Seismicity - Mount Rainier Menu
- Glacial Outburst Floods - Mount Rainier Menu
- Hazards Assessment Reports and Maps - Menu -- listing of all Cascade Range Current Hazards Assessment Reports, including Mount Rainier
- Hazards and Features and Terminology - Menu -- listing of volcano hazards, features, processes, and terminology with links to their menus
- Hazards Map, Mount Rainier -- PDF Format -- [Map,270K,PDF] -- Hazards zones for lahars, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows from Mount Rainier -- From: Scott, et.al., 1998, USGS Fact Sheet 065-97, based on Hoblitt, et.al., 1998, USGS Open-File Report 98-428
- Hazards Report -- 1998
- High Resolution, Low Altitude Aeromagnetic and Electromagnetic Survey of Mount Rainier -- Rystrom, Finn, and Descsz-Pan, 2000, USGS Open-File Report 00-0027
- Historical Mudflows and Debris Flows at Mount Rainier - Menu -- including Osceola and Electron
- History and Hazards of Mount Rainier, Washington -- Sisson, 1995, USGS Open-File Report 95-642
- Kautz Glacier/Van Trump Creek Debris Flows, August 2001
- Lahars, Mudflows, and Debris Flows - Mount Rainier Menu
- Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk -- Driedger and Scott, K.M., 2002, USGS Fact Sheet 034-02
- Living with a Volcano in Your Backyard - Volcanic Hazards at Mount Rainier -- Walder and Driedger, 1995, USGS Open-File Report 95-421
- Living with Perilous Beauty -- Scott, Wolfe, and Driedger, 1998, USGS Fact Sheet 065-97
- Map - Hazards zones for lahars, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows from Mount Rainier -- PDF Format -- [Hazards Map,270K,PDF] -- From: Scott, et.al., 1998, USGS Fact Sheet 065-97, based on Hoblitt, et.al., 1998, USGS Open-File Report 98-428
- Map, [313K,JPG]: "Poster-Style" Map of Lava and Pyroclastic Flow Hazards at Mount Rainier
- Map, [209K,JPG]: "Poster-Style" Map of Ashfall Hazards at Mount Rainier
- Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System
- Mount Rainier - Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk -- Driedger and Scott, K.M., 2002, USGS Fact Sheet 034-02
- Mount Rainier - Living with a Volcano in Your Backyard - Volcanic Hazards at Mount Rainier -- Walder and Driedger, 1995, USGS Open-File Report 95-421
- Mount Rainier - Living with Perilous Beauty -- Scott, Wolfe, and Driedger, 1998, USGS Fact Sheet 065-97
- PILOT PROJECT: Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System
- Publications and Reports - Mount Rainier
- Rockfalls and avalanches from Little Tahoma Peak on Mount Rainier, Washington -- Crandell and Fahnestock, 1965, USGS Bulletin 1221-A
- Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington, Revised 1998 -- 1998 Updated Volcano-Hazards Assessment Report -- Hoblitt, et.al., 1998, USGS Open-File Report 98-428
Useful Links
- Useful Links - Washington State
- Mount Rainier Volcanic Hazards Response Plan -- Link courtesy Pierce County Department of Emergency Management

Other Menus of Interest

Mount Rainier Volcano Menu -- CVO Menu
Mount Rainier Eruptive History Menu -- CVO Menu
Mount Rainier Hydrology Menu -- CVO Menu
Hazards Assessment Reports and Maps Menu -- CVO Menu
Volcano and Hydrologic Hazards Menu -- CVO Menu
Hazards and Features and Terminology Menu -- CVO Menu

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02/28/07, Lyn Topinka

Mount Rainier, Washington Volcano and Hydrologic Hazards

Mount Rainier, Washington
Volcano and Hydrologic Hazards