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SELECTED WEBSITES
GEL 115, Geology of the Pacific Northwest
Joseph Hull

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Use these and ALL web sites at your own peril

Web sites for Pacific Northwest geology in general

Geological Mapping in Washington
http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/wgmt/pacnw/pnwmap.html

Geological Information on WA from the USGS
http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/docs/stateinfo/WA.html

Web sites for Columbia River area geology

Gingko Petrified Forest State Park
http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/~pkeller/tc/parks/Ginkgo.html

Petrified Wood in Washington State
http://www.mashell.com/~estrauss/pwoodfx.html

Web sites for PNW faults and earthquakes

Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon) Earthquake Information
http://www.geophys.washington.edu/SEIS/PNSN/localeq.html
One of the best sites on the web for earthquakes and faults. *****

USGS Hazards Reduction Program: Reducing Losses in the Pacific Northwest
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/pacnw/

Project Impact Seattle - Building a Disaster Resistant Community
http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/projectimpact/

Web sites for PNW tsunamis ("tidal waves")

Tsunamis and Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/nwtsunami/

Web sites for PNW landslides and other mass movements

USGS: Geological Hazards including mass movements
http://gldage.cr.usgs.gov

USGS: 1996-1998 landslides in the Pacific Northwest
http://landslides.usgs.gov/Wash-Or/PNW98.html

Landslide portion of Seattle's Project Impact
http://www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/projectimpact/pages/pioverview/hazardmapping/landslide.htm

Web sites for PNW rocks and minerals

Everett Rock and Gem Club
     http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/3085/
        A local rock and gem club that hosts talks, field trips, specimen swaps, etc.
        If you would like to go out collecting, these friendly folks would be glad to have you along.

Web sites for PNW sedimentary rocks and fossils

Northwest Paleontological Association
http://www.cnw.com/~mstern/npa/npa.html

Petrified Wood in Washington State
http://www.mashell.com/~estrauss/pwoodfx.html

Chuckanut Formation in Washington State
http://www.cnw.com/~mstern/chuck.html

Web sites for PNW glaciers and glacial features

North Cascades Glacier Climate Project
http://www.nichols.edu/departments/Glacier

Web sites for PNW rivers and streams

USGS: Water Resources of Washington State
http://wwwdwatcm.wr.usgs.gov/wrd-home.html

Snohomish River Basin studies by the Army Corps of Engineers
http://www.nps.usace.army.mil/hh/http/docs/snoh.htm

Rivers Council of Washington
http://www.brigadoon.com/~riverswa/

Seattle Public Utilities
http://www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/seattle/util/dw/h2olinks.htm

Web sites for PNW coasts and shorelines

Pacific Northwest Tides and Currents, especially tide tables
http://www.dairiki.org/tides/daily.php3

Coastal Erosion along the SW Washington Coast, WA Dept. of Ecology
http://www.wa.gov/ecology/sea/swce/index.html

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