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Join expert geologists and geomorphologists for a detective’s investigation into the clues and evidence for massive floods that have occurred around the world. We’ll look at the Missoula floods and other ice dam failures, prominent lake basin overflows, and landslide dam failures that have scoured immense canyons and reshaped the surface of the planet. We’ll also address how an examination of the evidence for the world’s largest floods can be scaled down to help engineers and flood modellers interpret high water marks and other clues during site surveys in the field.

Presenters

Chris Goodell

Kleinschmidt Associates

Chris is the Principal Consultant for Hydraulics and Hydrology at Kleinschmidt Associates. Chris specializes in water resources hydraulic engineering. He has a background in both hydraulic design and... Read more

David Montgomery

University of Washington

David R. Montgomery studies the evolution of topography and the influence of geomorphological processes on ecological systems and human societies. He received his B.S. in geology at Stanford Universit... Read more

Scott Burns

Portland State University

Scott Burns is a Professor Emeritus of Geology and Past-Chair of the Dept. of Geology at Portland State University where he just completed his 34th year of teaching. He was also Associate Dean of the ... Read more

Panel Members

Stanford Gibson

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center

Dr. Stanford Gibson is the sediment specialist at the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) where he has worked for twenty years. He is responsible for implementing the sediment transport capabilities i... Read more

Krey Price

International Water Training Institute

Educated at the University of California at Berkeley, Krey is a civil engineer and project manager with international experience in water resources. He is engaged in computational modelling, engineeri... Read more

Jim O'Connor

U.S. Geological Survey, Portland, Oregon

Jim O’Connor majored in Geological Science at University of Washington and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at University of Arizona. Since 1991, he has worked at the U.S. Geological Survey, inten... Read more

Resources:

The World’s Largest Floods, Past and Present: Their Causes and Magnitudes: (2004)

Outburst Floods (2022)

The Geology and Geography of Floods (2002)

Paleoflood Hydrology
Interview: Jim O’Connor

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