Mount St. Helens Recovery Operations

Abstract

Following the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, Portland District, Corps of Engineers began perhaps the most unusual recovery operation in the history of the Corps. The purpose of this presentation is to portray, in general terms, the emergency situation that existed and the recovery measures implemented by Portland District.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP000423

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Willis

Organizations

  • Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Channel Capacity
  • Coast Guard
  • Columbia River
  • Drinking Water
  • Earth Fills
  • Emergencies
  • Environment
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Materials
  • Pathogenic Bacteria
  • Recovery
  • Rivers
  • Sediments
  • Urban Areas
  • Water
  • Water Quality

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