Landslides at Mount Rainier Volcano, Washington
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/landslide/rainier.phpJ. Vigil, L. Faust, D. Mullineaux, S. Brantley, P. Pringle, United States Geological Society (USGS), United States Geological Society (USGS), United States Geological Society (USGS), United States Geological Society (USGS), United States Geological Society (USGS)
This web page presents a brief history of lahars in the valleys draining Mount Rainier, Washington State over the past 10,000 years. It includes 3 photographs, a series of sketches illustrating a mudslide, and a simplified map of the Osceola ( about 5,600 years ago) and Electron ( about 500 years ago) lahar deposits in the White and Puyallup river valleys. Links are given to additional hazards information.
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