USGS Releases January 2005 California Landslide Maps
Written by Glenn Letham (GISuser editor)
12 January 2005
The USGS has published the following information: January 2005 California Landslide Information Forecast Rainfall & Area Susceptible to Landslides. Regular reports, forecasts, and maps are now available from the USGS.
From the report dated January 11, 2005 The U.S. Geological Survey is issuing a forecast of areas likely to experience landslides in the next 24 hours.
This forecast is based on a combination of U.S. Geological Survey landslide susceptibility mapping done by Morton and others “Preliminary Soil-Slip Susceptibility Maps, Southwestern California” (available at http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-17/) and a quantitative precipitation forecast by the National Weather Service California Nevada River Forecast center, Sacramento, CA. Areas likely to experience landslides are depicted on the maps that available online at http://landslides.usgs.gov/html_files/landslides/05jan_ca/forecast.html. However other areas may also experience landslides.
For information about the maps, please contact Jonathan Godt
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or Bill Savage,
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See also Open-File Report 03-17 - Preliminary Soil-Slip Susceptibility Maps, Southwestern California
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The USGS has published the following information: January 2005 California Landslide Information Forecast Rainfall & Area Susceptible to Landslides. Regular reports, forecasts, and maps are now available from the USGS.
