Madison Slide News Today

Mitigating the effects of the 1959 Madison Slide required a complex response of federal, local, and private organizations. The joint efforts stabilized what could have been a secondary disaster of a flood following the Hebgen Lake earthquake.

As the ground started shaking due to the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, a mountain in Madison Canyon collapsed, devastating the area and causing numerous fatalities. The effects of that landslide

The landscape of the greater Yellowstone region has evolved gradually over millennia, punctuated by rare cataclysmic events such as volcanic eruptions, major earthquakes, and glacial outburst floods.