Kansas Geological Survey, Current Research in Earth Sciences, Bulletin 244,
part 3
The Relationship Between Geology and Landslide Hazards of Atchison, Kansas, and Vicinity--Table 5
Table 5. Soil units and landslides.
| Soil unit | Parent material | Number of landslides | Percentage of landslides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosport | bedrock | 79 | 54.5% |
| Armster | till | 25 | 17.2% |
| Knox-Gosport | bedrock & loess | 15 | 10.3% |
| Knox | loess | 7 | 4.8% |
| Shelby | till | 6 | 4.1% |
| Kennebec | alluvium | 5 | 3.5% |
| Haynie | alluvium | 4 | 2.8% |
| Martin | bedrock | 1 | 0.7% |
| Sharpsburg | loess | 1 | 0.7% |
| Vinland | bedrock | 1 | 0.7% |
| Aquents | alluvium | 0 | 0% |
| Chase | terrace | 0 | 0% |
| Grundy | loess | 0 | 0% |
| Judson | alluvium | 0 | 0% |
| Onawa | alluvium | 0 | 0% |
| Pawnee | till | 0 | 0% |
| Reading | terrace | 0 | 0% |
| Wabash | alluvium | 0 | 0% |
| unknown | 1 | 0.7% | |
| Totals | 145 |