Cover. The photograph shows terrain and vegetation in the vicinity of the monitoring site in Portland's West Hills, Oregon. The camera was facing northeast and located about 50-meters southeast of the hydrologic monitoring site. The solar panel and a rain gage can be seen in the foreground. The treeless area is a scar from a recent landslide; the zone of depression was filled with gravel to mitigate the disturbed topography. For more information on the USGS-the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment-visit https://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS.
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DatumVertical coordinates are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).Altitude, as used in this report, refers to distance above the vertical datum.Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 10, meters.
Results of Hydrologic
AbstractThe West Hills of Portland, in the southern Tualatin Mountains, trend northwest along the west side of Portland, Oregon. These silt-mantled mountains receive significant wet-season precipitation and are prone to sliding during wet conditions, occasionally resulting in property damage or casualties. In an effort to develop a baseline for interpretive analysis of the groundwater response to rainfall, an automated monitoring system was installed in 2006 to measure rainfall, pore-water pressure, soil suction, soil-water potential, and volumetric water content at 15-minute intervals. The data show a cyclical pattern of groundwater and moisture content levels-wet from October to May and dry between June and September. Saturated soil conditions tend to last throughout the wet season. These data show the hydrologic response of the monitored area to rainfall and provide insight into the dynamics of rainfall-initiated landsliding. This report details the monitoring methods and presents data