2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 13
Sunday, 16 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T36. Debris Flows Initiated by Runoff and Erosion: Processes, Recognition, and Hazard Implications

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Jeffrey A. Coe and Susan H. Cannon, Advocates
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8:00 AM
A MODEL FOR SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION AND DEBRIS FLOW PRODUCTION IN BURNED AREAS
SANTI, Paul and DEWOLFE, Victor G., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, psanti@mines.edu, psanti@mines.edu
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8:20 AM
RUNOFF-GENERATED DEBRIS FLOWS IN BURNED AND UNBURNED BASINS, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AND CENTRAL IDAHO
MEYER, Grant, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, PIERCE, Jennifer, Dept. of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 and WELLS, S. G., Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, gmeyer@unm.edu, gmeyer@unm.edu
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8:35 AM
RUNOFF AND EROSION GENERATED DEBRIS FLOWS FROM RECENTLY BURNED BASINS
CANNON, Susan H., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, DFC, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225 and GARTNER, Joseph E., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, DFC, Denver, CO 80225, cannon@usgs.gov, cannon@usgs.gov
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8:50 AM
THE POTENTIAL INFLUENCE OF STAIR-STEP MORPHOLOGY ON THE INITIATION OF BULKING DEBRIS FLOWS IN SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO, USA
WELCKER, Chris1, BUFFINGTON, John M.2, LUCE, Charles H.2 and MCKEAN, James2, (1)Center for Ecohydraulics Research, University of Idaho --Boise, 322 E Front Suite 340, Boise, ID 83702, (2)USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mtn. Research Station, 316 E. Myrtle St, Boise, ID 83702, welcker@uidaho.edu, welcker@uidaho.edu
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9:10 AM
USING MULTIPLE RAIN RATES TO EXAMINE SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN INFILTRATION
KINNER, David, Central Region Geologic Hazards Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, dakinner@usgs.gov, dakinner@usgs.gov
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9:25 AM
TRANSFORMATION OF WATER FLOODS TO DEBRIS FLOWS: LARGE-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
IVERSON, Richard M., LOGAN, Matthew, DENLINGER, Roger P. and LAHUSEN, Richard G., U.S. Geol Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Ct. # 100, Vancouver, WA 98683, riverson@usgs.gov, riverson@usgs.gov
 
9:40 AM
Break
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9:55 AM
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10:10 AM
INITIATION OF DEBRIS FLOWS IN BEDROCK CANYONS IN THE COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE, USA
WEBB, Robert1, GRIFFITHS, Peter G.1 and MELIS, Ted S.2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 1675 W. Anklam Rd, Tucson, AZ 85745, (2)Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, 2255 N. Gemini Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, rhwebb@usgs.gov, rhwebb@usgs.gov
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10:30 AM
INITIATION LOCATIONS AND PROCESSES OF ALPINE DEBRIS FLOWS, CENTRAL FRONT RANGE, COLORADO
GODT, Jonathan W., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and COE, Jeffrey A., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, jgodt@usgs.gov, jgodt@usgs.gov
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10:45 AM
MONITORING INITIATION CONDITIONS FOR RUNOFF-GENERATED DEBRIS FLOWS IN UNBURNED BASINS, CENTRAL COLORADO
COE, Jeffrey A.1, MCKENNA, Jonathan P.1, BAUM, Rex L.1, GODT, Jonathan W.2 and PURSALL, Cherokee M.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (3)Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, jcoe@usgs.gov, jcoe@usgs.gov
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11:00 AM
RECENT FIRE-RELATED DEBRIS FLOWS IN NORTHERN UTAH – CAUSES, IMPACTS, RISK REDUCTION, AND LESSONS LEARNED
GIRAUD, Richard E., Utah Geol Survey, 1594 West North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, richardgiraud@utah.gov, richardgiraud@utah.gov
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11:15 AM
RELATIONS BETWEEN DEBRIS-FLOW VOLUMES GENERATED FROM RECENTLY BURNED BASINS AND BASIN MORPHOLOGY, TRIGGERING STORM RAINFALL AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES
GARTNER, Joseph E.1, CANNON, Susan H.2, SANTI, Paul M.3 and DEWOLFE, Victor G.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, DFC, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, DFC, Denver, CO 80225, (3)Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, jegartner@usgs.gov, jegartner@usgs.gov
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11:30 AM
ARREST OF A DEBRIS FLOW AT LEMON DAM, LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO USING EROSION CONTROL MITIGATION
DEWOLFE III, Victor G., Dept of Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, SANTI, Paul M., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, EY, John, Lemon Dam, Durango, CO 81301 and GARTNER, Joseph E., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, DFC, Denver, CO 80225, vdewolfe@mines.edu, vdewolfe@mines.edu
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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