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Davis County Geologic
Hazard Publications
Geologic hazard maps and site-specific studies may also be available for this county.
General Hazards
- Lowe, M., editor, 1990, Geologic hazards and land-use planning – background, explanation, and guidelines for development in Davis County in designated geologic hazards special study areas: Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 198, 75 p.
- Lund, W.R., editor, 1995, Environmental and engineering geology of the Wasatch Front region: Utah Geological Association Guidebook 24, 541 p.
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Debris Flows
- Ala, S.N., 1995, Bedrock structure, lithology and ground water influences on slope failure initiation in Davis County, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Contract Report 95-4, 236 p.
- Eblen, J.S., 1995, A probabilistic investigation of slope stability in the Wasatch Range, Davis County, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Contract Report 95-3, 98 p.
- Keaton, J.R., Anderson, L.R., and Mathewson, C.C., 1991, Assessing debris flow hazards on alluvial fans in Davis County, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Contract Report 91-11, 167 p.
- Lips, E.W., 1993, Characteristics of debris flows in central Utah, 1983: Utah Geological Survey Contract Report 93-3, 66 p.
Earthquakes and Surface Fault Rupture
- Bowman, S.D., Beisner, K., and Unger, C., 2009, Compilation of 1970s Woodward-Lundgren & Associates Wasatch fault investigation reports and oblique aerial photography, Wasatch Front and Cache Valley, Utah and Idaho: Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 548, 3 p., 6 plates, DVD.
Texts (pdf): Intro, Northern Portion, Southern Portion, Cache Valley
Plates (pdf): 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B
Google Earth Indexes (kmz): Northern Portion, Southern Portion, Cache Valley
GIS Shapefile (zip)
- Nelson, A.R., Lowe, M., Personius, S., Bradley, L., Forman, S.L., Klauk, R., and Garr, J., 2006, Holocene earthquake history of the northern Weber segment of the Wasatch fault zone, Utah – Paleoseismology of Utah, Volume 13: Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 05-8, 39 p., 2 plates.
Landslides
- Ashland, F.X., 2003, Characteristics, causes, and implications of the 1998 Wasatch Front landslides: Utah Geological Survey Special Study 105, 49 p.
- Ashland, F.X., Giraud, R.E., and McDonald, G.N., 2005, Ground-water-level fluctuations in Wasatch Front landslides and adjacent slopes, northern Utah: Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 448, 22 p.
Liquefaction
- Harty, K.M., and Lowe, M., 2003, Geologic evaluation and hazard potential of liquefaction-induced landslides along the Wasatch Front, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Special Study 104, 40 p., 16 plates, scale 1:24,000.
- Hylland, M.D., and Lowe, M., 1998, Characteristics, timing, and hazard potential of liquefaction-induced landsliding in the Farmington Siding landslide complex, Davis County, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Special Study 95, 38 p.
Radon
- Black, B.D., and Solomon, B.J., 1996, Radon-hazard potential of the lower Weber River area, Tooele Valley, and southeastern Cache Valley, Cache, Davis, Tooele, and Weber Counties, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Special Studies 90, 56 p., 1 plate, scales 1:50,000 and 1:100,000.
- Black, B.D., 1996, Radon-hazard potential in the lower Weber River area, Weber and Davis Counties, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Public Information Series 45, 2 p., 1 figure, approximate scale 1:71,400.
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