Earth Flows Along Henry Creek, Northern Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Carter, L. David, Galloway, John P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1981
• Subjects: Landslides; Rain; Slopes; Soils; Tundra ecology; Frozen ground; Active layer; Alaska; Northern; Henry Creek; Arctic; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65589

Many earth flows occurred during the summer of 1979 in the hilly terrain near Umiat, Alaska, particularly along Henry Creek. Most were shallow, involving only the tundra mat and no more than 1.5 m of the underlying mud. The summer of 1979 was the warmest and wettest for the period of record at Umiat...