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A Landslide Near Oslo, Minnesota

Abstract

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<p>A landslide occurred on the bank of the Red River two and a half miles north of Oslo, Minnesota on the Minnesota side. The area involved in the slide compromises about 45,000 square feet. A mass-movement occurred which was vertical but largely horizontal. A block roughly 45 by 100 feet dropped on a skid plane between two related blocks which gave the effect of "graben" structure. Ath the same instant, however, a large mud bar roughly 150 feet long was pushed up in the river reducing the channel to about half its normal size. The cause of the slide was probably due to the undermining action of the water plus the saturation of clays due to subterranean waters. </p><p>The geologic formations underlying the area are the glacial drift of Pleistocene age, stream and lake deposits of Recent age, and Cretaceous sediments which extend beneath the glacial drift and the lake sediments. </p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Geology
Year
1956

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Zejdlik, Roger C.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Dr. Gordon Bell

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://commons.und.edu/senior-projects/13
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:commons.und.edu:senior-projects-1012

Chain of custody

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Base URL
commons.und.edu/do/oai/
Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
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citation

Zejdlik, Roger C.. A Landslide Near Oslo, Minnesota. Thesis thesis, 1956. https://commons.und.edu/senior-projects/13