USGS OF 72-255

Surficial geology of the Juneau urban area and vicinity, Alaska, with emphasis on earthquake and other geologic hazards

• Authors:

  Miller, R.D.

• Publication Date:

  1972

• Publisher:

  U.S. Geological Survey 

• Ordering Info:

  USGS Publications Warehouse

• Quadrangle(s):

  Juneau

• Supersedes:

  OF 517

• Citation ID:

  10955

Bibliographic Reference

Miller, R.D., 1972, Surficial geology of the Juneau urban area and vicinity, Alaska, with emphasis on earthquake and other geologic hazards: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-255, 108 p., 12 sheets, scale 1:24,000.

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • of72-0255.pdf (6.5 M)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Figure 7, Fence diagram showing interpretation of the depth to, and configuration of, geologic units beneath the Mendenhall valley area, based primarily on seismic data (96.0 K)
  • Figure 9, Cross sections A-A' and B-B' through parts of Juneau, Alaska, and C-C', through the northern part of Douglas, Alaska, and boring logs of drill holes shown on the cross sections (168.0 K)
  • Plate 1, Sheet 1, Surficial geologic map of Juneau urban area and vicinity, Alaska, scale 1:24,000 (8.0 M)
  • Overlay 1, Sheet 1, Map overlay showing potential landslide hazards, Juneau urban area, Alaska, scale 1:24,000 (3.0 M)
  • Overlay 2, Sheet 1, Map overlay showing foundation conditions, Juneau urban area, Alaska, scale 1:24,000 (4.0 M)
  • Plate 1, Sheet 2, Surficial geologic map of Juneau urban area and vicinity, Alaska, scale 1:24,000 (1.0 M)
  • Overlay 1, Sheet 2, Map overlay showing potential landslide hazards, Juneau urban area, Alaska, scale 1:24,000 (854.0 K)
  • Overlay 2, Sheet 2, Map overlay showing foundation conditions, Juneau urban area, Alaska, scale 1:24,000 (1.0 M)
  • Sheet 1, Tabular text: Surficial geology of the Juneau urban area and vicinity, Alaska (595.0 K)
  • Sheet 2, Tabular text: Surficial geology of the Juneau urban area and vicinity, Alaska (638.0 K)
  • Table 1, Partial list of earthquakes reported felt, or possibly felt, in the Juneau region of Alaska from 1847 through 1969, as compiled from many sources (124.0 K)
  • Table 4, Average percentage of particles passing 1 1/4 inch screen from selected geologic units (336.0 K)

• Geospatial & Analytical Data

  These data products comply with our published AK GeMS standard. Download the ak_gems_db product to receive the full AK GeMS database and associated files. Download the gems_db (a.k.a. fed_gems_db) product to receive the data converted into the GeMS standard published by the USGS. Download the gems_shp (a.k.a. fed_gems_shp) product to receive simple shapefile representations of the data. For further information see the AK GeMS Database Project Page.

  Surficial geology of the Juneau and geologic hazards	Data File Format	File Size	Info
  Download of1972_255_juneau_surficial_hazards_ak_gems_db	Database files	14.6 M	Metadata - Read me
  Download of1972_255_juneau_surficial_hazards_gems_db	Database files	14.0 M	Metadata - Read me
  Download of1972_255_juneau_surficial_hazards_gems_shapefile	Shapefile	3.5 M	Metadata - Read me

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