2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 55
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
B113 (Oregon Convention Center)

T4. Colossal Floods

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Roger Patrick Denlinger and Daniel R.H. OConnell, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introduction
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1:35 PM
POSSIBLE REVISED CHRONOLOGY OF LATE PLEISTOCENE MEGAFLOODING, NORTHWESTERN U.S
BAKER, Victor R.1, BJORNSTAD, Bruce N.2, GREENBAUM, Noam3, PORAT, Naomi4, SMITH, Larry N.5 and ZREDA, Marek G.1, (1)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, (2)Applied Geology and Geochemistry Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K6-81, Richland, WA 99352, (3)Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel, (4)Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, (5)Department of Geological Engineering, Montana Tech, University of Montana, 1300 W Park St, Butte, MT 59701, baker@email.arizona.edu, baker@email.arizona.edu
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1:50 PM
CATASTROPHIC MEGAFLOODS IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
GUPTA, Sanjeev1, COLLIER, Jenny S.1, PALMER-FELGATE, Andy1 and POTTER, Graeme2, (1)Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, (2)Uk Hydrographic Office, Admiralty Way, Taunton, TA1 2DN, s.gupta@imperial.ac.uk, s.gupta@imperial.ac.uk
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2:10 PM
AN UNUSUAL SUCCESSION OF LATE-PLEISTOCENE, ICE AGE FLOOD RHYTHMITES, WHITE BLUFFS, WASHINGTON
BJORNSTAD, Bruce N., Applied Geology and Geochemistry Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K6-81, Richland, WA 99352, BAKER, Victor R., Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, GREENBAUM, Noam, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel, GAYLORD, David R., School of the Environment, Washington State University, PO Box 642812, Pullman, WA 99164-2812 and PORAT, Naomi, Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, bruce.bjornstad@pnl.gov, bruce.bjornstad@pnl.gov
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2:25 PM
LATE PLEISTOCENE OUTBURST FLOOD FORMATION OF LAKES LOCATED ALONG SMALL DRAINAGE DIVIDES WITHIN THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA PLATEAU
MCCOLLUM, Linda B., Dept. of Geology, Eastern Washington Univ, 130 Science Hall, Cheney, WA 99004 and MCCOLLUM, Michael B., Dept. of Geology, Eastern Washington Univ, 130 science Hall, Cheney, WA 99004, lmccollum@mail.ewu.edu, lmccollum@mail.ewu.edu
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2:40 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY APPLIED TO LATE QUATERNARY MEGAFLOOD DEPOSITS FROM THE CHANNELED SCABLAND, WA
ANFINSON, Owen, Jackson School of Geoscience, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712, GAYLORD, David R., School of the Environment, Washington State University, PO Box 642812, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, POPE, Michael C., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 and CABBAGE, Patrick R., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Webster Physical Science Building 1228, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, anfinson@jsg.utexas.edu, anfinson@jsg.utexas.edu
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2:55 PM
DISTRIBUTION OF MAMMUTHUS AND ERRATIC FINDS RELATIVE TO THE SIZE OF ICE AGE FLOODS IN SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON STATE
LAST, George V., Geosciences Group, Pacfic Northwest National Lab, P.O. Box 999, MS K6-81, Richland, WA 99352-0999 and BJORNSTAD, Bruce N., Applied Geology and Geochemistry Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K6-81, Richland, WA 99352, George.Last@pnnl.gov, George.Last@pnnl.gov
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3:10 PM
LATE PLEISTOCENE MISSOULA FLOODS—15,000-20,000 CALENDAR YEARS BEFORE PRESENT FROM RADIOCARBON DATING
O'CONNOR, Jim E., U.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th, Portland, OR 97216 and BENITO, Gerardo, Environmental Research Centre, CSIC, Serrano 115 bis, Madrid, 28006, Spain, oconnor@usgs.gov, oconnor@usgs.gov
 
3:30 PM
Break
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4:00 PM
JöKULHLAUPS FROM THE SOUTHERN MARGIN OF THE CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET
LESEMANN, Jerome-Etienne, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark and BRENNAND, Tracy A., Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, jerome.lesemann@geo.au.dk, jerome.lesemann@geo.au.dk
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4:15 PM
DYNAMICS OF THE 1986 AND 2002 HUBBARD GLACIER JöKULHLAUPS
MOLNIA, Bruce F., National Civil Applicatons Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 562 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, bmolnia@usgs.gov, bmolnia@usgs.gov
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4:30 PM
2-D HYDRAULIC MODELING OF GLACIAL LAKE MISSOULA DRAININGS
ALHO, Petteri, Department of Geography, University of Turku, Turku, 20014, Finland, BAKER, Victor R., Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011 and SMITH, Larry N., Department of Geological Engineering, Montana Tech, University of Montana, 1300 W Park St, Butte, MT 59701, mipeal@utu.fi, mipeal@utu.fi
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4:45 PM
DURATION AND TIMING OF GLACIAL OUTBURST FLOODS FROM PLEISTOCENE LAKE MISSOULA
DENLINGER, Roger Patrick, Cascades Volcano Observatory, USGS, 1300 SE Cardinal Ct., #100, Vancouver, WA 98683 and O'CONNELL, Daniel R.H., Fugro William Lettis & Associates, 1726 Cole Blvd, Suite 230, Golden, CO 80401, roger@usgs.gov, roger@usgs.gov
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5:00 PM
GEOMORPHIC AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF A DRAINED LAKE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE TINGRI, TIBET, CHINA
CHIU, Hon Chim, SWITZER, Adam, ZONG, Yongqiang and AITCHISON, Jonathan C., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, chius@hku.hk, chius@hku.hk
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5:15 PM
LARGE CORDILLERAN FANS IN CENTRAL COLOMBIA: THE RECORD OF GLACIAL-MELT AND CATASTROPHIC DRAINAGE OF THE BOGOTA LAKE?
HOYOS, Natalia1, MONTES, Camilo1, BAYONA, Germán2 and ORTIZ, John1, (1)Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, Panama, 0843-03092, Panama, (2)Corporación Geológica ARES, Calle 44A N. 53-96, Bogotá, Colombia, Colombia, hoyosn@si.edu, hoyosn@si.edu
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