Sunday, January 22, 2012

Ocean Veiw/Lutak Road Ground Movement Graphics

According to local Haines geologists Cindy Buxton and Russ White, the geological term for the situation on Oceanview and Lutak Roads is "slump." Cindy and Russ created this diagram to explain the anatomy of a slump:

They added lines to a google image of the area to help illustrate location and size of the phenomenon.













Thanks Cindy and Russ. A picture is truly worth 1000 words!
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  1. gjpFebruary 3, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    So has anything been done to determine the location of the toe? You need to know that location to identify the entire area compromised, and then estimate impact potential.

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