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Tsunami Hazard Maps of the Oregon Coast, 1995-1997

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon. Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
Title
Tsunami Hazard Maps of the Oregon Coast
Dates
1995-1997 (inclusive)
1995 (bulk)
Quantity
0.25 cubic foot, including 59 maps, (1 box and 1 map folder)
Collection Number
MAPS Tsunami
Summary
The Tsunami Hazard Maps of the Oregon Coast were prepared by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. The collection includes 1:24,000 maps annotated with the anticipated tsunami inundation boundary resulting from a magnitude 8.8 undersea earthquake and an accompanying report.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The Tsunami Hazard Maps of the Oregon Coast were prepared by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to help implement Senate Bill 379, passed by the Oregon Legislature in 1995, which limited construction of new essential facilities and special occupancy structures in tsunami flooding zones. The purpose of the maps was for implementation of this public safety bill, not for land use or emergency planning. The 1:24,000 maps are annotated with the tsunami inundation boundary, the upper limit of area expected to be covered by flood water from a tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.8 undersea earthquake. In some cases this boundary extends upstream in coastal rivers.

The maps depict all of the Oregon coast and include portions of Clatsop, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, and Tillamook Counties. The maps show undeveloped portions of the Oregon coast as well as the towns of Astoria, Bandon, Brookings, Cannon Beach, Coos Bay, Florence, Gold Beach, Lincoln City, Newport, Port Orford, Reedsport, Seaside, Tillamook, and Waldport.

The maps and report are available online.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Tsunami Hazard Maps of the Oregon Coast (MAPS Tsunami), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Tsunami Hazard Maps of the Oregon Coast are arranged in two series: I. Maps, 1995-1997 and II. Report, 1995.

Acquisition Information

These maps and the report were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries Historic Maps and General Maps Collections to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2013.

Related Materials

The Sea Grant College Program Records (RG 201) include project records pertaining to tsunami studies and preparation. Other maps of the Oregon coast are part of the Historic Oregon Nautical Charts (MAPS Nautical) and Historic Oregon Topographic Maps (MAPS ORTopos).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
2013

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