The Hebgen Lake, Montana, earthquake of August 17, 1959. / Cooperating agencies : Geological Survey, National Park Service, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Forest Service.
| Author/creator | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Other author/creator | United States. Department of the Interior. |
| Format | Map, Book, and Print |
| Publication Info | Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964. |
| Description | x, 242 pages : illustrations, maps (1 color) ; 29 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | https://doi.org/10.3133/pp435 |
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| Cartographic data | Scale 1:62,500. (W 111°30ʹ--W 110°45ʹ/N 45°00ʹ--N 44°30ʹ). |
| Series | Professional paper ; 435 Geological Survey professional paper ; 435. ^A16492 |
| Contents | 435-A. Events on the night of August 17, 1959 : the human story / Irving J. Witkind -- 435-B. Structural damage in the Hebgen Lake-West Yellowstone area / Irving J. Witkind -- 435-C. Seismological investigations of the Hebgen Lake earthquake / Leonard M. Murphy and Rutlage J. Brazee -- 435-D. Some aftershocks of the Hebgen Lake earthquake / S.W. Stewart, R.B. Hofmann, and W.H. Diment -- 435-E. Regional seismicity and brief history of Montana earthquakes / Clyde P. Ross and Willis H. Nelson -- 435-F. Intensity, magnitude, and ground breakage George D. Fraser -- 435-G. Reactivated faults north of Hebgen Lake / Irving J. Witkind -- 435-H. Changes in the floor of Hebgen Lake / Wayne H. Jackson -- 435-I. Deformation accompanying the Hebgen Lake earthquake of August 17, 1959 / W. Beadley Myers and Warren Hamilton -- 435-J.A geological interpretation of the epicentral area : the dual-basin concept / George D. Fraser, Irving J. Witkind, and Willis H, Nelson -- 435-K. Landslides and related phenomena accompanying the Hebgen Lake earthquake of August 17, 1959 / Jarvis B. Hadley -- 435-L. Effects of the Hebgen Lake earthquake on surface water / Frank Stermitz -- 435-M. Sediment studies on the Madison River after the Hebgen Lake earthquake / Thomas F. Hanly -- 435-N. Ground-water phenomena associated with the Hebgen Lake earthquake / Frank A. Swenson -- 435-O. Effect of Hebgen Lake earthquake on water levels in wells in the United States / Jose A. da Costa -- 435-P. Records of postearthquake chemical quality of ground water / Robert C. Scott -- 435-Q. Effects of the Hebgen Lake earthquake of August 17, 1959, on the hot springs of the Firehole Geyser Basins, Yellowstone National Park / George D. Marler -- 435-R. Pre-Tertiary stratigraphy and structure of the Hebgen Lake area / Irving J. Witkind, Jarvis B. Hadley, and Willis H. Nelson -- 435-S. Volcanic rocks of the West Yellowstone and Madison Junction quadrangles, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming / Warren Hamilton -- 435-T. Glacial geology of the West Yellowstone basin and adjacent parts of Yellowstone National Park / Gerald M. Richmond. |
| Contents | Plate 1. Map of Hebgen Lake, Montana, showing the location of selected depth-sounding traverses made in September 1959 and corresponding profiles of the lake bottom -- Plate 2. Map of Hebgen Lake-West Yellowstone area showing surficial features and ground deformation that resulted from the Hebgen Lake earthquake -- Plate 3. Profiles of subsidence along Montana State Highway 499 in Madison River canyon, showing absolute altitude of highway before and after Hebgen Lake earthquake -- Plate 4. Map of a part of Yellowstone National Park showing principal geyser basins and thermal groups -- Plate 5. Geologic map of the Hebgen Lake-West Yellowstone area, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. |
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| General note | Part of illustrative matter folded in pocket. |
| General note | Consists of sections A-T, each with separate title page. |
| General note | 20 reports grouped as follows: Part 1, Geologic and seismic effects ; Part 2, Hydrologic effects ; Part 3, General geology. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other forms | Also available via the World Wide Web. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hebgen Lake, Montana, earthquake of August 17, 1959 |
| Genre/form | geological maps. |
| Genre/form | Maps. |
| Genre/form | Geological maps. |
| Genre/form | Geological maps. |
| Genre/form | Cartes géologiques. |
| Other title | Map of Hebgen Lake, Montana, showing the location of selected depth-sounding traverses made in September 1959 and corresponding profiles of the lake bottom. |
| Other title | Map of Hebgen Lake-West Yellowstone area showing surficial features and ground deformation that resulted from the Hebgen Lake earthquake. |
| Other title | Profiles of subsidence along Montana State Highway 499 in Madison River canyon, showing absolute altitude of highway before and after Hebgen Lake earthquake. |
| Other title | Map of a part of Yellowstone National Park showing principal geyser basins and thermal groups. |
| Other title | Geologic map of the Hebgen Lake-West Yellowstone area, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. |
| LCCN | gs 64000205 |
| Technical rpt number | US1 NP669 64P0435 |
| GPO item number | 0624 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:435 |
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