| Title | 1500 years of lake sedimentation due to fire, earthquakes, floods and land clearance in the Oregon Coast Range: geomorphic sensitivity to floods during timber harvest period |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Richardson, Kristin Noel Duckw, J. A. Hatten, and R. A. Wheatcroft |
| Secondary Title | Earth Surface Processes and Landforms |
| Volume | 43 |
| Number | 7 |
| Pagination | p.1496-1517 |
| Date Published | 2018, 15 June |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Loon Lake, Lake Creek, Mill Creek, Umpqua River, sediments, geology, paleontology, paleosciences, earthquakes, floods, landslides, terrestrial vegetation, logging |
| Notes | Lakes are natural sinks for sediments. Sediment cores from lakes can provide much information about their surrounding areas. Loon Lake is a landslide-formed lake dating from the sixth century C.E. In this article, the authors report on about 1500 years of information about the environment around Loon Lake. The sedimentary record shows several major earthquakes, including the 1700 event, as well as the influence of heavy logging in the period from 1939 to 1978. “The high mass accumulation rate and greater frequency of thick event deposits during the early contemporary period point to the extraordinary role of timber harvesting in priming the landscape for subsequent sedimentary delivery during floods.” (from the Abstract) |
| DOI | 10.1002/esp.4335 |
