Resource
West Virginia's Buffalo Creek Flood: A Study of the Hydrology and Engineering Geology
Resource Type
Reports
Reference Title
West Virginia's Buffalo Creek Flood: A Study of the Hydrology and Engineering Geology
Organization/Agency
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of the Interior
Year
1972
Document Number
Circular 667
Event Location
West Virginia
Abstract/Additional Information
This report reconstructs the physical facts and events surrounding the flood. The Geological Survey released a preliminary report in March 1972 as a contribution to the Interior Department Task Force analysis of the failure of the coal-refuse dam at Saunders.
