Hazard zones for debris flows, lahars, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows from Mount Rainier

Rainier, United States, 2008

Page 3 in: Driedger, C.L. & Scott, W.E. (2008). Mount Rainier: living safely with a volcano in your backyard. U.S. Geological Survey, Fact Sheet 2008-3062, 4 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20083062

This map was produced by an official agency, but is NOT the most recent, most complete, or main operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.

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Map Data

Map ID	1396
Hazard Process(es)	Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; Lava flows; PDCs; Sedimentation or erosion
Hazard Zone Presentation	Hazard process-focused: Most hazard processes are separated by hazard process type on a main map panel
Temporal Scale	Background, or long-term, map
Spatial Scale	Volcano and surrounding area
Publication Format	Map in a booklet, longer fact-sheet, handbook, or guidebook
Zonation Method(s)	Derived/simplified from another map
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) Considered	Size, VEI, or intensity; Specific past eruption; Style or type
Hazard Zone Label(s)	Hazard process name; Scenario name
Probability Definition(s)	No probability definition was discernable from the map
Purpose	Hazard awareness: Intended for educating the audience about the extent and probability of volcanic hazard
Audience	General public and/or media
Language(s)	English
Basemap(s)	Hillshade
Basemap overlay(s)	Street map
Diemsionality	Planimetric (2D or map) view
Color Scheme	Red to Green
Volcanic Alert Level System

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