Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Columbia River Gorge Landslides

January 23, 2023
View The Interactive Map

Extreme rainfall during two atmospheric river events in January 2021 and January 2022 triggered a series of debris flows in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.  The flows had significant impacts, including multiple highway closures and one fatality.  This story map highlights rainfall data and observations of debris flow deposits by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) within the 2017 Eagle Creek burn area.  The impact of the Eagle Creek Fire on debris-flow susceptibility is an ongoing area of research performed collaboratively between the USGS and DOGAMI.

Media
a pile of large boulders and tree parts up against a guardrail next to a road
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
 Debris flow deposit at the outlet of the Tumalt Creek drainage basin, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon,  following storms in January 2021.

Related

Scientists at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) partner with the USGS to better understand debris flows following wildfire in Oregon  DOGAMI monitors relevant burn areas and collect valuable observations of postfire impacts following storm events.  The data they collect support USGS research efforts.    

The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Related

Scientists at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) partner with the USGS to better understand debris flows following wildfire in Oregon  DOGAMI monitors relevant burn areas and collect valuable observations of postfire impacts following storm events.  The data they collect support USGS research efforts.    

The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Was this page helpful?