Results of Hydrologic Monitoring of a Landslide-Prone Hillslope in Portland's West Hills, Oregon, 2006-2017
The West Hills of Portland, in the southern Tualatin Mountains, trend northwest along the west side of Portland, Oregon. These silt-mantled mountains receive significant wet-season precipitation and are prone to sliding during wet conditions, occasionally resulting in significant property damage or casualties. In an effort to develop a baseline for interpretive analysis of the groundwater response to rainfall, an automated monitoring system was installed in 2006 to measure rainfall, pore-water pressure, soil suction, soil-water potential, and volumetric water content at 15-minute intervals. The data show a cyclical pattern of groundwater and moisture content levels—wet from October to May and dry between June and September. Saturated soil conditions tend to last throughout the wet season. This release presents data collected from January 10, 2006, through January 23,2017.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Joel Smith", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:jbsmith@usgs.gov" } |
| description | The West Hills of Portland, in the southern Tualatin Mountains, trend northwest along the west side of Portland, Oregon. These silt-mantled mountains receive significant wet-season precipitation and are prone to sliding during wet conditions, occasionally resulting in significant property damage or casualties. In an effort to develop a baseline for interpretive analysis of the groundwater response to rainfall, an automated monitoring system was installed in 2006 to measure rainfall, pore-water pressure, soil suction, soil-water potential, and volumetric water content at 15-minute intervals. The data show a cyclical pattern of groundwater and moisture content levels—wet from October to May and dry between June and September. Saturated soil conditions tend to last throughout the wet season. This release presents data collected from January 10, 2006, through January 23,2017. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_583358dfe4b046f05f22296a |
| keyword |
[ "GHSC", "Geologic Hazards Science Center", "LHP", "Landslide Hazards Program", "Multnomah County", "Portland, OR", "Tualatin Mountains", "USGS", "USGS:583358dfe4b046f05f22296a", "United States", "West Hills of Portland", "earth science", "groundwater", "hazard", "hydrologic monitoring", "landslide", "rainfall", "soil suction" ] |
| modified | 2020-08-21T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -122.81341552243, 45.456277569845, -122.64862060057, 45.54483149099 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Results of Hydrologic Monitoring of a Landslide-Prone Hillslope in Portland's West Hills, Oregon, 2006-2017 |
