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Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Solano County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Nino rainstorms

January 1, 1999

Heavy rainfall associated with a strong El Nino caused over $150 million in landslide damage in the 10-county San Francisco Bay region during the winter and spring of 1998. A team of USGS scientists collected information on landslide locations and damage costs. About $13.5 million in damages were assessed in Solano County.

Publication Year 1999
Title Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Solano County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Nino rainstorms
DOI 10.3133/mf2325I
Authors David G. Howell, Jonathan W. Godt
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Series Number 2325
Index ID mf2325I
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse