USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington

Mount Rainier, Washington
Debris Flows, Mudflows, and Lahars

Current Activity
- Current Activity Menu -- includes Debris Flows and Lahars
Background and Information
- DESCRIPTION: Mount Rainier Volcano -- Geographic Setting, Geologic and Eruptive History
- History of Landslides and Debris Flows at Mount Rainier -- Scott and Vallance, 1993, USGS Open-File Report 93-111
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
Publications and Reports
- Publications and Reports - Mount Rainier
Items of Interest
- 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
- The Association of Lahars with Volcanism -- Excerpt from: Crandell, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 677
- Current Activity Menu -- includes Debris Flows and Lahars
- Debris Flow, Debris Avalanche, and Flood Hazards At and Downstream from Mount Rainier, Washington -- Scott and Vallance, 1995, USGS Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-729
- Debris-Flow Hazards Caused by Hydrologic Events at Mount Rainier, Washington -- Vallance, et.al., 2003, USGS Open-File Report 03-368
- Electron Mudflow -- Excerpt from: Crandell, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 677
- Electron Mudflow - Description
- Electron Mudflow - Map -- [Map,20K,InlineGIF] -- Extent of the Osceola and Electron Mudflows -- Modified from: Crandell, et.al., 1979
- Electron Mudflow - Menu
- Electron Mudflow - "Poster-Style" Map of the Osceola and Electron Mudflows at Mount Rainier -- [Map,183K,JPG]
- Extent of the Osceola and Electron Mudflows - Map -- [Map,20K,InlineGIF] -- Modified from: Crandell, et.al., 1979
- Geomorphic Change Caused by Outburst Floods and Debris Flows at Mount Rainier, Washington, with Emphasis on Tahoma Creek Valley -- Walder and Driedger, 1994, USGS WRI-93-4093
- Glacial Outburst Floods - "Jökulhlaups" - at Mount Rainier - Description
- Glaciers and Glaciations, Glacier Hazards, Glacial Outburst Floods - at Mount Rainier
- Glacier-Generated Debris Flows at Mount Rainier -- Walder and Driedger, 1993, USGS Open-File Report 93-124
- Hazards: Lahars, Debris Flows, Mudflows -- Excerpt from: Hoblitt, et.al., 1987, USGS Open File Report 87-297
- 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 Lahars - Menu -- includes Electron, Osceola, etc.
- History of Landslides and Debris Flows at Mount Rainier -- Scott and Vallance, 1993
- Hydrologic Hazards at Volcanoes - Description
- Kautz Creek Mudflow - Menu
- Kautz Creek Mudflow, 1947 -- Excerpt from: Crandell, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 677
- Kautz Creek Mudflow, 1947 - Description
- Kautz Creek Mudflow, 1947 - Menu
- Kautz Glacier/Van Trump Creek Debris Flows, August 2001
- Lahar Hazards at Mount Rainier - Poster-Style Map -- [Map,363K,JPG] -- "Poster-Style" Map
- Lahar Warning System -- Pilot Project, Puyallup Valley
- Living with Perilous Beauty -- Scott, et.al., 1993
- Mount Rainier Volcano - Description -- Geographic Setting, Geologic and Eruptive History
- Mudflows, Debris Flows, and Lahars - Description -- general information about lahars and debris flows
- National Lahar - Description
- National Lahar - Menu
- Objective delineation of lahar-inundation hazard zones -- Iverson, Schilling, and Vallance, 1998, GSA Bulletin v.110, no.8
- Osecola Mudflow -- Excerpt from: Crandell, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 677
- Osceola Mudflow - Description
- Osceola Mudflow - Menu
- Osceola Mudflow - Map -- [Map,20K,InlineGIF] -- Extent of the Osceola and Electron Mudflows -- Modified from: Crandell, et.al., 1979
- Osceola Mudflow - "Poster-Style" Map of the Osceola and Electron Mudflows at Mount Rainier -- [Map,183K,JPG]
- Paradise Lahar -- Excerpt from: Crandell, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 677
- Paradise Lahar - Description
- Paradise Lahar - Menu
- "Poster-Style" Map of Lahar Hazards at Mount Rainier -- [Map,363K,JPG]
- "Poster-Style" Map of the Osceola and Electron Mudflows at Mount Rainier -- [Map,183K,JPG]
- Postglacial Lahars from Mount Rainier Volcano, Washington -- Crandell, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 677
- Publications and Reports - Mount Rainier -- includes Lahars and Debris Flows
- Puyallup Valley Volcano Lahar Warning System -- Pilot Project
- River Drainages - Menu
- Round Pass Mudflow -- Excerpt from: Crandell, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 677
- Round Pass Mudflow - Description
- Round Pass Mudflow - Menu
- Sedimentology, Behavior, and Hazards of Debris Flows at Mount Rainier, Washington -- Scott, et.al., 1995, USGS Professional Paper 1547
- Summary of Notable Events at Mount Rainier -- modified from Scott, et.al., 1995, Tables 1, 2, and 3
- What To Do if a Volcano Erupts -- includes Mudflows

Other Menus of Interest

Mount Rainier Menu -- CVO Menu
Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations Menu -- CVO Menu
Mount Rainier Hazards Menu -- CVO Menu
Mount Rainier Historical Mudflows and Lahars Menu -- CVO Menu
Mount Rainier Hydrology Menu -- CVO Menu
Mount Rainier River Drainages Menu -- CVO Menu
Debris Flows and Lahars Menu -- CVO Menu

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04/18/08, Lyn Topinka

Mount Rainier, Washington Debris Flows, Mudflows, and Lahars

Mount Rainier, Washington
Debris Flows, Mudflows, and Lahars