Sublacustrine landslide and tsunami models from Lake Quinault, Washington
By SeanPaul M. La Selle, Finn Løvholt, Steven J. Gibbons, Boe Jay Derosier, and Daniel S. Brothers
https://doi.org/10.5066/P14CB2SN
Dates
Published: Dec. 20, 2025
Summary
This USGS data release provides model setup files to simulate a hypothetical sublacustrine landslide in Lake Quinault and resulting tsunami waves.
Simulation Data
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Sublacustrine landslide and tsunami models from Lake Quinault, Washington
This USGS data release provides model setup files to simulate a hypothetical sublacustrine landslide in Lake Quinault and resulting tsunami waves. The BingClaw model (Kim and others, 2019; Kim and others, 2025) is used to model slope failure and GeoClaw (Berger and LeVeque, 2023; Clawpack Development Team, 2025) is used to model tsunami propagation and inundation. A topobathymetric digital terrain model (DTM) used in both models is provided and was merged from several elevation data sources (National Centers for Environmental Information, 2023; Washington Geological Survey, 2012; 2018; 2019; 2020). Zip files are provided for each model that can be used to reproduce the simulations. An example set of modeled outputs are also provided in each zip file.
Data Files
quinault_landslide_model_bingclaw.zip - 26.3 MB
quinault_tsunami_model_geoclaw.zip - 2.1 GB
Metadata Files
Supplemental Files
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README.pdf
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'readme.md' rendered in Portable Document Format that supplements metadata descriptions of the model data.
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README.md
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A markdown format (.md) readme file that supplements metadata descriptions of the model data.
Suggested Citation
La Selle, S.M., Løvholt, F., Gibbons, S. J., Derosier, B.J., Brothers, D.S., 2025. Sublacustrine landslide and tsunami models from Lake Quinault, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P14CB2SN.
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