@techreport {255, title = {Preliminary field report on the Route 2 landslides of tropical storm Irene, August 28, 2011}, year = {2011}, pages = {18}, institution = {Massachusetts Geological Survey}, abstract = {The Massachusetts Geological Survey accompanied Massachusetts Department of Transportation personnel in the field on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, to observe the landslide and flooding damage along the Route 2 corridor caused by Hurricane, which struck the area on August 28, 2011. The purpose of the visit was to: 1) identify the type of slides that occurred; 2) estimate the dimensions and volume of material moved; 2) estimate the geological and environmental conditions leading to the slope failures; and, 4) determine the propensity for future occurrence. Four landslides were observed. Slide 1 is immediately east of the confluence of Trout Brook with the Cold River and Slides 2, 3, and 4 are clustered together on a north- facing slope about 1850 feet east of the confluence of Black Brook with the Cold River. Report prepared for Massachusetts Department of Transportation.}, keywords = {$\#$Landslides, $\#$MGSPub, $\#$NaturalHazards, $\#$Reports, Cold River, hazards, Irene, landslide, Mohawk State Forest, natural hazards, Rt 2, Savoy}, url = {http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/Rt2_Irene_FieldReport.pdf}, author = {Stephen B Mabee and Joseph P Kopera} }