PubTalk 9/2010 — Great Missoula & Ice Age Floods Natl. Geologic Trail

- a journey through the landscape of Earth's greatest floods

by Richard Waitt, Geologist

• Glacial Lake Missoula released scores of cataclysmic floods, sculpting the bizarre landscape of Washington's Channeled Scabland
• New video depicts the enormous 3-day flood releasing 500 cubic miles of water
• Floodwaters poured as deep as 1100 feet down Columbia Valley, carrying enormous boulders and icebergs
• Collaborative efforts have spawned the new Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail in the Pacific Northwest