| Title | Coastal flooding and beach retreat from coseismic subsidence in the Central Cascadia Margin, USA |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Peterson, Curt D., Debra L. Doyle, and Elson T. Barnett |
| Secondary Title | Bulletin - Association of Engineering Geologists |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | p.255-269 |
| Call Number | Available through Interlibrary Loan |
| Keywords | coastal hazards, earthquakes, erosion, flooding, geology, Nehalem Bay, Nehalem Bay State Park, Nestucca Spit, Nestucca Spit State Park, paleosciences, Siletz Spit |
| Notes | Attempts to estimate potential flooding and beach retreat following subsidence from a great earthquake. Uses geological record of paleoearthquakes. "The larger bays of southern Washington and northwest Oregon demonstrate the greatest potential hazard for regional post-seismic flooding of coastal lowlands. Specifically, dikes constructed to 100-year flood levels could be overtopped annually, following coseismic subsidence of 1-2 m." (p.266) |
