Geology Internet Websites
by Virginia Stone
Last update: 8/3/2000
Government Agencies
Professional Organizations
General Information
Physical Geology: The Rock Cycle
Water Resources
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics
Historical Geology
Geomorphology
Grand Canyon along the Bright Angel Trail
photo by Virginia Stone
Waterfall in the Paradise Valley at Mount Rainier
photo by Virginia Stone
Government Agencies
United States Geologic Survey
Washington State Department of Natural Resources Division of Geology and Earth Resources
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Professional Organizations
Geological Society of America
GSA Bulletin Abstracts (1995-present)
GSA Today (1995-present)
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General Information
Geology Scientific Websites
Geoscience Departments WWW Directory (North America-473 listed)
Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms
Western Washington University Geology Links
USGS Earth and Environmental Science
USGS Natural Hazards Theme Page
WWW Virtual Library: Earth Sciences Resources
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Physical Geology: Rock Cycle
Caltech Experimental Petrology Homepage
Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils (USDA) (pdf file)
Granite and the Origin of Sediment
The Rock Cycle
Web Resources for Mineralogists
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Water Resources
American Rivers
American Water Works Association
Bibliography of Published Reports and Maps Related to Water Resources of Washington State
(USGS and WA ST)
Cooperative Centre for Freshwater Ecology
Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
Great Lakes Information Network
Hydrology Web
International Rivers Network
King County Watershed Atlas
The Loss of Habitat in Puget Sound: Nooksack River and Lummi River Deltas
North American Trends in Stormwater Drainage
Puget Sound On-line
Skagit County Flood Information Homepage
Streamlines: A Newsletter for North Carolina Water Supply Watershed Administrators
US EPA Water Office
USGS Washington Current Streamflow Conditions
USGS Water Quality in the Puget Sound Basin
USGS Water Resources of the United States
USGS Water Resources of Washington State
Washington State Department of Ecology Water Resources
Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality
Washington State Historic Water Resources Data
Washington Water Resource, Published by University of Washington Center for Urban Water Resources
Water Environment Federation
Water Resources Research Institute at North Carolina University
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Geophysics: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Discussion Paper: Addressing Cascadia Earthquake Risks
Glossary of Earthquake and Related Terminology
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Top Ten Earthquakes in the United States
Pacific Northwest Earthquake Information
Washington State Earthquake Hazards
Largest Known Earthquakes Felt in Washington State
Wave heights of some recent tsunamis recorded at selected West Coast tide gauges
Earthquake Prediction Information
Crustal Deformation Measurements at Parkfield, California
University of Toyko Earthquake Research Institute
University of Washington Seismology and Earthquake Information
Plate Tectonics
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics: The North Pacific and the West Coast of North America
Continental Drift - Rock Sequences
Plate Tectonics
Seattle Geologic Mapping Project
University of Washington Volcano Systems Center
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (Vancouver, WA)
Volcanoes
Glossary of Volcanic Hazards, Features, and Terminology
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory
USGS Hawaii Volcanoes and Volcanics
Yellowstone Hot Spot
University of Tokyo Volcano Research Center
Plate Tectonics and Sea-Floor Spreading - Maps and Graphics, etc.
The Volcano Information Center
Volcano World
Mount Vesuvius
Mount. Pinatubo
Mt. Pelee
Mount Rainier
Mount St. Helens
Mount Baker
USGS North Cascades
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Historical Geology
Geologic Time
USGS Paleontology Online Resources
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Geomorphology
Canadian Geomorphology Research Group
Glacial Geology and Geomorphology
University of Washington Mountain Drainage Research Group
University of Washington Quaternary Research Center
Virtual Geomorphology
Web Resources for Geomorpholigists (Geomorphology Lab at Miami University, OH)
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