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Bonners Ferry Slide, 1998

Bonners Ferry Slide, 1998. In mid-October of 1998, a section of hillside north of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, moved in response to gravity, wiping out a portion of HW95, the railway and powerlines. See the damage for yourself in the following photos!. Aerial View of the Slide Area.

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Bonners Ferry Slide, 1998

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  1. Bonners Ferry Slide, 1998 In mid-October of 1998, a section of hillside north of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, moved in response to gravity, wiping out a portion of HW95, the railway and powerlines. See the damage for yourself in the following photos!

  2. Aerial View of the Slide Area

  3. Looking from the East

  4. Railroad rails and hanging tie

  5. Rails and hanging tie from railroad

  6. Looking from the South

  7. Looking from the North

  8. Write your evaluation • What type of mass wasting occurred here? • List and defend your evaluation of this event. • Type it out and hand it in for scoring. • The desired response is on the last slide

  9. The Bonners Ferry slide was a major mudflow (as evidenced in slides 2-8) followed by slump (slides 9-10)

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