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SR530 Landslide - Scientific Information
Source of information is USGS unless otherwise noted. Definition of Source Abbreviations
River Data
| 12166150 | North Fork Stillaguamish River near Swede Heaven, WA (gage height, turbidity) |
| 12166185 | North Fork Stillaguamish River at C-Post Bridge near Oso, WA (gage height) |
| 12166190 | North Fork Stillaguamish River Northeast Pooled Slide Area near Oso, WA (lake elevation) (station discontinued June 10, 2014) |
| 12166200 | North Fork Stillaguamish River East Pooled Slide Area near Oso, WA (lake elevation, water temperature) (station discontinued May 7, 2014) |
| 12166220 | North Fork Stillaguamish River SW Pooled Slide Area near Oso, WA (lake elevation) (station discontinued April 25, 2014) |
| 12166240 | North Fork Stillaguamish River at Rowan, WA (gage height) |
| 12166300 | North Fork Stillaguamish River near Oso, WA (gage height, turbidity, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen) |
| 05B090 | North Fork Stillaguamish River at Oso (source: WADOE) (discharge, gage height, precipitation, water and air temperature) |
| 12166400 | North Fork Stillaguamish River at Whitehorse Trail near Oso, WA (gage height) |
| 12166495 | North Fork Stillaguamish River at Oso, WA (gage height) |
| 12167000 | North Fork Stillaguamish River near Arlington, WA (discharge, gage height) |
| 12170300 | Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, WA (gage affected by tides) (gage height, turbidity, water temperature and velocity) |
Preliminary Map with Locations of Selected Gages Listed in Table
Preliminary Map with Locations of Selected Gages near the Landslide Listed in Table
Preliminary Map with Locations of Selected Gages near the Landslide Listed in Table
Landslide Simulations
Geospatial Data
Post-Landslide Imagery, April 1, 2014 (source: Google)
SR530 Landslide Area Interactive Map (source: Snohomish Co.)
GeoPlatform Oso Landslide Service (source: FEMA)
OFR 2014-1065 Preliminary Interpretation of Pre-2014 Landslide Deposits in the Vicinity of Oso, Washington
OFR 2014-1065 Shapefiles (ZIP - 21.4MB)
Mount Higgins 7.5-minute Quadrangle -- Multiple Interactive Data Layers (GeoPDF - 26MB)
Geologic Map of the Mount Higgins 7.5-minute Quadrangle (source: WADNR) (PDF - 1.6MB)
Satellite Images
Post-Landslide: March 31, 2014 (Terra 1) (source: NASA)
Post-Landslide: March 31, 2014 (Quickbird 2) (source: NGA and DigitalGlobe)
Post-Landslide: March 31, 2014 (Worldview 2) (source: NGA and DigitalGlobe)
Post-Landslide: April 13, 2014 (Quickbird 2) (source: NGA and DigitalGlobe)
Seismic Data
Seismic Signals Generated by the Oso Landslide (PDF - 3.5MB) (source: UW)
Photographs
Landslide Detail - March 22, 2014 (source: Seattle Times)
Landslide Area with Parcels and Landslide Extent Superimposed (PDF - 8.6MB) (source: Snohomish Co.)
Before-and-After Graphic (source: Seattle Times)
Landslide Area - March 24, 2014
Landslide and Fluvial Geomorphology Resources
Debris Flow Science (video)
Landslide Hazards (video)
Professional Pages of Selected USGS Scientists Providing Assistance with the SR530 Landslide
Jonathan Godt, landslides
Rex Baum, landslides
Dick Iverson, landslides & debris flows (page includes videos of experimental debris flows)
Chris Magirl, fluvial geomorphology
Jim O'Connor, fluvial geomorphology
Bibliography (in progress)
Multiple Documents Related to the Stillaguamish River Ecosystem Restoration Study (source: USACE)Engel, J., 2006, Steelhead Landslide, January 25, 2006 (chronology and images) (source: Stillaguamish Tribe)
Haugerud, R.A., 2014, Preliminary interpretation of pre-2014 landslide deposits in the vicinity of Oso, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1065, 4 p., https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141065.
Iverson, R.M., 2014, Debris flows: behaviour and hazard assessment: Geology Today, v. 30, no. 1, p. 15-20.
Iverson, R.M., and George, D.L., 2014, Landslides that liquefy: implications of the 2014 Oso disaster [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Paper No. 248-5, https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014AM/webprogram/Paper243384.html.
Iverson, R.M., George, D.L., Allstadt, K., Reid, M.E., Collins, B.D., Vallance, J.W., Schilling, S.P., Godt, J.W., Cannon, C.M., Magirl, C.S., Baum, R.L., Coe, J.A., Schultz, W.H., and Bower, J.B., 2015, Landslide mobility and hazards: implications of the 2014 Oso disaster: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 412, p. 197-208, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.12.020.
Miller, D.J., and Sias, J., 1998, Deciphering large landslides: linking hydrological, groundwater and slope stability models through GIS: Hydrol. Process., v. 12, p. 923-941.
Additional Information
Seattle Times -- Landslide History near OsoNew York Times -- Extent of Mudslide (image)
Please contact Marijke van Heeswijk at heeswijk@usgs.gov with any additional questions.