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Kīlauea's ERZ flow field

Detailed Description

Small-scale map showing Kīlauea's east rift zone flow field as of August 27, 2013. The active Peace Day flow, which is carrying lava to the coastal plain (but no longer into the ocean), is light orange. The inactive Kahauale‘a flow from early 2013 is pink. The active Kahauale‘a 2 flow north of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō is shown in shades of red, with light red showing the flow area on August 16, and bright red showing flow expansion since then. Older lava flows are labeled with the years in which they were active. Episodes 1-48b flows (1983-1986) are shown in gray; episodes 48c-49 flows (1986-1992) are pale yellow; episodes 50-55 flows (1992-2007) are tan; and episodes 58-60 flows (2007-2011) are pale orange. The active lava tubes are shown with yellow lines.

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