Kivalina

Project Details

Project ID:
749
Nickname/Abbreviation:
Kivalina
Parent Project:
Hydrology & Surficial Geology Section projects
Status:
Inactive
Description:
Surficial-geologic map and map of engineering geology and potential geologic hazards of the Kivalina area, northwest Alaska. The goals of this project are 1) Map the surficial geology in order to develop comprehensive lithologic unit descriptions and a geomorphic framework that can be used to understand the active earth processes affecting the village of Kivalina and the surrounding area, and map the bedrock geology to evaluate the lithologies for general engineering characteristics 2) Develop matrices and derive maps that describe the general engineering properties of bedrock and unconsolidated geologic units in the map area 3) Identify and map potential geologic hazards, including areas of flooding, erosion, thawing permafrost and slope instability 4) Identify and rank potential relocation sites based on favorable setting and geology. This work was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, STATEMAP grant no. G10AC00321.
Project Date(s):
2010 - present
Primary Contact:
Hubbard, Trent D.
DGGS section:
Hydrology and Surficial Geology
Project Participants:
De Anne S. P. Stevens, Trent D. Hubbard, Gabriel J. Wolken
Stations/Samples:
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PIR 2024-8: Hubbard, T.D., and Wolken, G.J., 2024, Surficial-geologic map of the Kivalina area, northwest Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2024-8, 5 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:50,000. https://doi.org/10.14509/31300

AR 2013-C: DGGS Staff, 2014, Engineering Geology FY14 project descriptions, in DGGS Staff, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2013: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2013-C, p. 53-65. https://doi.org/10.14509/27003
AR 2011-C: Stevens, D.S.P., Koehler, R.D., Wolken, G.J., Kinsman, N.E.M., Hubbard, T.D., and Combellick, R.A., 2012, Engineering Geology FY12 project descriptions, in DGGS Staff, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2011: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2011-C, p. 49-61. https://doi.org/10.14509/23305
AR 2010-C: Stevens, D.S.P., Combellick, R.A., Hubbard, T.D., Koehler, R.D., and Wolken, G.J., 2011, Engineering Geology FY11 project descriptions, in DGGS Staff, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2010: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2010-C, p. 54-66. https://doi.org/10.14509/22183

RDF 2024-19: Horen, K.C., and Nieminski, N.M., 2024, Photogrammetry-derived orthoimagery and elevation for Kivalina, Alaska, collected August 21 and 23, 2023: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2024-19, 6 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31287
RDF 2022-12: Horen, K.C., and Siemsen, Z.J., 2022, Photogrammetry-derived orthoimagery and elevation data for Kivalina, Alaska, collected June 7, 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2022-12, 5 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30902