[Geysers] research question: immediately after the 1959 earthquake

[Ruth & Leslie Quinn]

Ms. Justus,
  Other sources include:

Fischer, William A., Earthquake! Yellowstone's Living Geology (Yellowstone Library & Museum Association, 1960, reprinted 1971, 61 pages plus a map in a back pocket). This came out the year after the earthquake, but has a lot of good information about immediate aftereffects. As one might expect, a little of the information might be considered dated now, but overall it's a good reference.

Keefer, William A., The Geologic Story of Yellowstone National Park (U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin #1347, 1971, 92 pages). Dr. Keefer included three pages (87-89) on earthquakes in the area and the Hebgen Lake Earthquake in particular in his large overview of the geology of the area.

Parsons, Willard H., Middle Rockies and Yellowstone (K/H Geology Field Guide Series, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, IA, 1978, 233 pages). This not-easy-to-find volume contains a couple of very informative pages (162-164) about the earthquake.

Smith, Robert B., and Lee J. Siegel, Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (Oxford University Press, New York, 2000, 242 pages). This is the most recent and best general book about Yellowstone's geology, and will provide you with a lot of great information about the Hebgen Lake Quake (and about Yellowstone's geology in general). You might want to do a search and start here really.

That's all right off the top of my head that are good reading but not technical geologic papers -- I'm sure others here will provide references to many of those. Good reading!
Leslie J. Quinn

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Meg Justus 
  To: Geysers 
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:25 PM
  Subject: [Geysers] research question: immediately after the 1959 earthquake


  Can anyone on this most informative list point me to websites, articles, books, whatever that talk in detail about the effects of the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake on the Park, most specifically on the thermal features and the infrastructure (including boardwalks, trails, etc., not just roads and buildings)?

  I'm Interlibrary Loaning Marler's paper/pamphlet on the subject, but it'll be a few weeks coming, and I have a copy of The Night the Mountain Fell, and I've run across an article or two on the web written by folks who were in the park at the time, but I was wondering if there was more hiding anywhere.  I've searched Worldcat and made a fairly extensive Google search.  

  Should I just be patient and wait for Marler now or can anyone send me to something else?

  Thanks!

  Meg Justus
  working on the second volume now, Janet <g>


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