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Downloadable Henderson County Landslide Hazard Maps in Adobe PDF format -NCGS Geologic Hazards Map Series 5, (GHMS-5) Download Adobe Reader



Henderson County Digital Elevation Model

Henderson County Digital Elevation Model used in the mapping.

Henderson LiDAR Legend
 Henderson County is the fourth North Carolina County to be studied for potential and known landslide hazards. North Carolina Geological Survey staff in Swannanoa (Asheville Regional Office) are heading up this multi-year effort to map known and potential landslide locations in western North Carolina.

Henderson County landslide hazard maps are available from this web page as free downloadable Adobe PDF documents, or purchased as hard-copy maps through our Geological Survey Shop, e-mail us for more information.


Also available are the spatial data files (GIS) used to create these maps.

This product is NCGS Geologic Hazards Map Series, (GHMS-5) consisting of three companion sheets listed here, and available below:

  1. Henderson County Landslides:

    Slope Movements and Slope Movement Deposits Map of Henderson County, North Carolina [GHMS-5, Sheet 1].

     

  2. Henderson County Landslide Hazard Analysis: SINMAP

    Stability Index Map of Henderson County, North Carolina [GHMS-5, Sheet 2].

     

  3. Henderson County Landslide Hazard Analysis: Debris Flow Pathways

    Map of Known and Potential Debris Flow Pathways in Henderson County, North Carolina [GHMS-5, Sheet 3].

 

Slope Movements and Slope Movement Deposits Map of Henderson County, North Carolina

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 Download Map - 17.5 MB

This Map shows where landslides are known to have occurred in Henderson County.


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Stability Index Map of Henderson County, North Carolina

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 Download Map - 46 MB

This Stability Index Map shows where landslides might start in the future.


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Map of Known and Potential Debris Flow Pathways in Henderson County, North Carolina

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 Download Map- 25 MB

This Debris Flow Pathways Map shows where landslides have gone in the past, and where they might go in the future.


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Contact Information
 
For additional information about landslide hazards in North Carolina, please contact Mr. Richard Wooten with our Asheville Regional Office:
2090 U. S. Highway 70,
Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828-296-4500
rick.wooten@ncdenr.gov
 
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