Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences

Geology Program

 

GEOL 250: Environmental Geology
Fall 2005

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Field Trip
 
  Natural Hazards and Environmental Issues in the Grand Valley, CO
Field Trip - Saturday 17 September 2005

Cameo Power Plant

Eagle Rim Park

Retaining wall on bridge has shifted as a result of slope instability

 

Stabilization of bridge abutment

 

View of slope that was unstable and bridge across the Colorado River

Uranium Mill Tailings

Location of uranium mill tailings reclamation across the river.

Geologic Overview

 

Expansive Clays

 

Brushy basin member of the Morrison Formation

Potential building site on South Broadway in the Redlands.

Potential building site on South Broadway in the Redlands.

Flash Flooding – "Notch Canyon"

View of the mouth of "Notch Canyon", site of flash flood estimation.

Redlands boat ramp - Colorado River Bank Erosion 

Sign at Redlands boat ramp.

   
Rock vanes & bank protection on the outer bank of a
meander on the Colorado River at the Redlands boat ramp

 

Point bar (vegetated) on inside of meander at the boat ramp

Slope instability - The “Slide house”

Wetlands Mitigation

More Slide house pics...

Different views of the “slide house” in the Redlands on the south bank of the Colorado River.