Geology
August 16, 2022
The Great ShakeOut
The origins of The Great ShakeOut project lie, unsurprisingly, in Southern California, one of the more…
2000s
Publications from the 2000s
Water
January 14, 2022
Case Study: stormwater
Stormwater runoff is excess water associated with a rain or snow storm event that flows over the…
Hazards
July 10, 2009
Case Study: Rockfall – St. Francis of Assisi, Castle Rock
The CGS studied the site of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Castle Rock extensively after a block detached from…
General
February 28, 2008
The biggest, the best, the first, and the most diverse…
We have a free 8.5- x 11-inch (pdf) geologic map of Colorado containing Geo-Whizology of Colorado…
Hazards
July 6, 2005
Case Study: Rockfall – Glenwood Springs
The town of Glenwood Springs in west-central Colorado lies at the confluence of the Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers.
Hazards
June 21, 2005
Case Study: Clear Creek Canyon rockslide
Rockfalls and rock slides are common along transportation corridors in the Rocky Mountains. Clear Creek Canyon just west of Golden…
Hazards
April 26, 2005
Case Study: mine subsidence, CSM
For decades, the west side of the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) main campus had subsidence issues related to…
General
March 4, 2005
Dr. Cílek on the Bohemian karst
Dr. Cílek, the Director of the Czech Republic’s Academy of Sciences Institute of Geology delivers a…
Hazards
January 17, 2005
Case Study: Roaring Fork sinkhole
[ED: This report from January 17, 2005 was written by Jon White, (Senior Engineering Geologist, Emeritus). Lightly edited for dated…
Hazards
March 23, 2003
Case Study: Avalanche – Silver Plume
On March 23, 2003, a large avalanche occurred about one mile west of the Town of Silver Plume. The avalanche brought trees, rock, soil and snow to the valley floor, knocked down overhead utility lines, blocked the I-70 frontage road, damaged the town’s water treatment plant (WTP), and dammed Clear Creek. The dam was breached using explosives before the plant’s electric pump motors were flooded. With damage to the WTP’s chlorine contact tank and building, Silver Plume residents had to boil their tap water for over a month.
Geology
February 4, 2003
Case Study: Colorado Mountain College, Spring Valley
In early February of 2003, a 24-foot-wide (7.5 m) sinkhole spontaneously opened on a soccer field at the Colorado Mountain…
Hazards
September 26, 2001
Swelling Soil Publication Wins Another National Award
CGS Special Publication 43, SP-43 A Guide to Swelling Soils for Colorado Homebuyers and Homeowners, by…
Geology
October 1, 2000
A Dash with Dinosaurs
In the next months, we will be sharing some unpublished field trip guides that we have made over the…