Love Creek Landslide Disaster January 5, 1982
Two articles attached together about the floods and landslides in the Santa Cruz Mountains in early 1982. The first article details the order of events in a geologic & social fashion, the second evaluates human responsibility and human damages, and the second one has an additional look into the increase of lawsuits against cities and counties after the disaster.
Notables: William R Cotton, David A Cochrane, Gary B Griggs, Love Creek Heights, schematic geologic cross section, Felton Grove, Soquel Creek, Beach Drive, Aptos Creek, San Lorenzo River Flood Control Project, Monterey Formation, Monterey shale / Miocene
Notables: William R Cotton, David A Cochrane, Gary B Griggs, Love Creek Heights, schematic geologic cross section, Felton Grove, Soquel Creek, Beach Drive, Aptos Creek, San Lorenzo River Flood Control Project, Monterey Formation, Monterey shale / Miocene
Creator:
William R. Cotton; David A. Cochrane; Gary B. Griggs
Source:
- William Cotton and Associates, Inc.
- University of California, Santa Cruz
Date: 1982-07-02
Type:
REPORT; ARTICLE; MAP; PHOTO; CHART
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz
- Ben Lomond
- 1980s
- Disaster
- Floods
- Landslides
- Science
- Geology
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- UCSC
- San Lorenzo River
- Rio Del Mar
- Felton
- Boulder Creek
- Lompico
- Housing
- Mobile parks
- Topography
- Courts
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-BEN LOMOND-4
Collection
Citation
Cotton, William R., David A. Cochrane, and Gary B. Griggs. “Love Creek Landslide Disaster January 5, 1982.” William Cotton and Associates, Inc. 1982-07-02. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/138903. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.