Digital Geodata Series
DGS06-3 Landslides In New Jersey 

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This Geographic Information System (GIS) point shapefile of Landslides in New Jersey with associated database file, projection file and metadata, contains point locations and other attributes for 233 landslide locations in New Jersey mapped by the New Jersey Geological Survey (NJGS). The landslides have occured in the northern and central part of the state and include slumps, debris flows, rockfalls and rockslides. Although in New Jersey landslides are not as common as in other areas of the United States, they are a geologic hazard in areas with steep to moderate slopes or geologic units prone to failure. They cause damage to utilities, property, and transportation routes. The average annual direct and indirect cost of New Jersey landslides is likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. New Jersey landslides have also caused fatalities and injuries. The landslides are caused by heavy rains, weathering, ocean waves, quarrying and construction activites.

For this version, June 2012, 51 new landslide locations were added.

ID	Date	Type	County	Town
16	5/14/1893	Debris Flow	Burlington	Bordentown
22	Unknown	Debris Flow	Bergen	Hackensack
81	8/17/1991	Debris Flow	Union	Summit
186	4/17/2011	Debris Flow	Hudson	Jersey City
187	8/15/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
188	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Morris	Dover
189	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Morris	Randolph Twp.
190	8/29/2011	Debris Flow	Morris	Branchburg Twp.
191	8/28/2011	Slump	Morris	Boonton
192	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
193	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Sparta Twp.
194	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Sparta Twp.
195	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
196	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
197	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Warren	Allamuchy Twp.
198	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Union	Summit
199	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Ogdensburg Boro
200	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Morris	Roxbury Twp.
201	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
202	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
203	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Hunterdon	Delaware Twp.
204	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Hunterdon	Delaware Twp.
205	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Hunterdon	Delaware Twp.
206	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Hunterdon	Delaware Twp.
207	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Hunterdon	Delaware Twp.
208	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Monmouth	Highlands Boro
209	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Somerset	Bernards Twp.
210	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Monmouth	Highlands Boro
211	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Frankford Twp.
212	8/28/2011	Slump	Sussex	Branchville Boro
213	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
214	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Warren	Lopatcong Twp.
215	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Morris	Boonton
216	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
217	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
218	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Morris	Mount Olive Twp.
219	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Bergen	Englewood Cliffs Boro
220	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Bergen	Tenafly Boro
221	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Bergen	Alpine Boro
222	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
223	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
224	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
225	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
226	8/28/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Vernon Twp.
227	3/30/2011	Rockslide	Morris	Riverdale
228	9/8/2011	Debris Flow	Morris	Dover
229	9/8/2011	Debris Flow	Warren	Liberty Twp.
230	9/8/2011	Debris Flow	Sussex	Sparta Twp.
231	9/8/2011	Debris Flow	Morris	Washington Twp.
232	9/8/2011	Debris Flow	Morris	Washington Twp.
233	5/12/2012	Rockslide	Bergen	Alpine Boro

The GIS point layer (ESRI shapefiles), metadata and Adobe™ PDF document NJlanslides.pdf (listing of the landslide locations with a map) are compressed as a .zip file for download.

This map is for illustration purposes only.