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Volcanic-hazard zones in the Cascades Range

Cascades Range (regional, USA only), United States, 1987

Plate 1 in: Hoblitt, R. P., Miller, C. D., & Scott, W. E. (1987). Volcanic hazards with regard to siting nuclear-power plants in the Pacific Northwest. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-297. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr87297



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Hoblitt, R. P., Miller, C. D., & Scott, W. E. (1987). Volcanic hazards with regard to siting nuclear-power plants in the Pacific Northwest. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 87-297. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr87297
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr87297

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Map Data

Map ID3378
Hazard Process(es)Debris avalanches; Distal hazards; Floods or jokulhaups; Lahars; Lateral or directed blasts; Lava flows; PDCs; Proximal hazards; Regional hazards; Surges; Tephra fall; Vent-opening hazards
Hazard Zone PresentationGrouped by location (e.g. proximal/distal zones) on a main map panel
Temporal ScaleBackground, or long-term, map
Spatial ScaleRegional
Publication FormatPoster-style map insert in hazard assessment
Zonation Method(s)Geologic history
Zonation Model(s)
Scenario(s) ConsideredComposition; Source location or direction
Hazard Zone Label(s)Location or source name
Probability Definition(s)No probability definition was discernable from the map
PurposeLand-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development
AudienceLand-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc.
Language(s)English
Basemap(s)Street map
Basemap overlay(s)
DiemsionalityPlanimetric (2D or map) view
Color SchemeDark to Light (greyscale)