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DOGAMI Short Paper 26, Rock Material Resources of Umatilla SHORT PAPER 26 Rock Material Resources of Umatilla County, Oregon 1976 STATE OF" OREGON OCPAHTMLNT Of <..IOlOt.V ANO MIN[nAl INf)J.-. lffiiS If I COflt.OHAN S1 ATI C.I:OlOC.I r STA TE OF OREGON DEPARTMEN T OF GEO LO GY AND MI NERALIN DUSTRIES 1069 State Office Building, Po rtland, Orego n 97201 SHORT PAPER 26 ROCK MATERIAL RESOURCES OF UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON Herbert G. Schlicker, Engineering Geo lo gist Orego n Department ofGe ology and Mineral Industries Ro bert A. Schmuck, Graduate Student Orego n State University Jerry G. Gray, ReclamationGe o lo gist Orego n Department ofGe o lo gy and MineraI Industries Co nducted in co mpliance with ORS 516. 030 In co operatio n with UmatiI IaCo unty Bo ard ofCo unty Co mmissio ners Pendleton, Oregon and the U . S . Fo rest Service GO VERN ING BOARD STATE GE OLOGIST R. W. deWeese, Chairman, Po rtland R. E. Co rco ran Leeanne MacCo ll Po rtland Ro bert W. Do ty Talent 19 76 COVER PHOTO - Indian quan•y (quan•y 171), located in sea. 20, T. 1 N., R. 35 E., p:r>oduoed agg:r>egate used in oonst'l'Uotion of I-80. ii CO N TEN TS INTRODUCTION Purpose 1 Extent of Area 1 Method of Stud y 1 Previo us Wo rk --- 2 Acknowled gm ents 2 POPULATION AN D INDUSTRI AL GRO WTH 3 RO CK MATE RI AL RE SOURCE S 4 Types ofRo ckMaterials - - --- 4 Tabulation ofRo ck-m aterial So urces 6 Ownership ofRo ck-m aterial So urces 6 RO CK MATE RI AL REQU IRE ME NTS 6 Co unty Regui rements --- 6 Per Capita Reguirem en ts 8 Expo rt Po tentiaI - - - 12 GE OLOGY AN D ENGINEERI NG PROPERT IES OF MAP PED UNITS - 12 Geologic Summ ary - -- -- --- -- - -- - 12 Pre-Tertiary Ro cks ---- ---- -- - ----- 12 Sed im en tary Ro ck and Flows (Eo cene and 0 ligo cen e) ------ 16 Tu ffs, Tu ffaceou s Sedimentary Ro cks, and Mino r Flows -- - 16 Co lu mbia River Grou p - ------ -- - --- 16 Sedimentary Ro cks (P liocene) ---- - - - 18 Glacial Lake Sedim ents - -- - -- - - -- 18 Fluvio glaci al Deposits - 18 Alluvial Depo sits 20 RE CLAMATIO N OF MI NED LAN D 20 Plan ning fo r Second ary and Tertiary Uses ----- 20 Reclam atio n Proced ures - ----------- 22 Rec!a mo tio n Assistance - 23 Rec!amo tio n Eco no mics - 23 SU MMAR Y ------------------- 24 CO NCLUSIONS 25 BIBLIOGRAP HY 26 AP PENDIXES - --- ------------ 29 1. Explan ationofTerms - -------- --- 30 2. Applicatio n Fo rm fo r Operating Perm it ---- -- - 32 3. Recl am atio n Plan Gu id eline - - - - 34 4. List ofRo ck-m aterial So urces - - - - - - - 40 iii ILLUSTRATIONS Figures 1. Index map showing lo catio n ofUrn ati lla Co unty 2 2. Co mmercial and no ncommercial quarry ro ck an d sand and gravel prod uction 11 3. Proj ected ann ual ro ck material prod uction based on 11 to ns per capi ta - 11 4. Cumulative co nsumption proj ections fo r ro ck material prod uced fo r use in Co unty an d expo rted 14 Photos 1. Indian qu arry produced ro ck materials fo r Highway 1-80 5 2. Co lu mbia River Basalt fro m quarries and ro adcut at Cabbage Hill was used fo r Highway 1- 80 5 3. Small qu arry in Umatilla National Fo res t 7 4. Pend leto n Read ymix Co . plant onUm ati I IaRi ver eas t ofPe nd leto n - 7 5. Jo nes-Sco tt Co . graveI pit so utheast ofUm atiII a is in fluvio g Ia ciaI deposits 9 6. Co mmercial gravel fo r use at Pend leto n is produced at Indian Res er vation si te at Mis si on - - - 9 7. Granite quarry near Battle Mo untain - - - 15 8. Co lu mbia Ri ver Basalt exposed in roadcuton Hi ghway 1-80 at Cabbage Hill has fine co lu mnar jo int pattern 15 9. Ro ck patterns on surface indicate thin so il co ver over basalt bedrock 17 10. Platy basalt quarri ed by U.S. Fo rest Service is su itable fo r base ro ck 17 11 . Lens of to rrentiaI, cro ss -bedd ed fluvio g laciaI sand in Jo nes-Sco tt pit atUm ati II a - 19 12. Flu vioglaci al gravel at Umatilla co mpo sed of basal tic sto nes ranging in si ze fro m sand to co bbles 19 13 . Co un ty-owned Hurs t pit and Read ymix sand and gravel pi t, Mi lton-F reewater - 21 14 . Jellu m qu arry in Co lu mbia River Basalt so utheast ofPe nd leto n airpo rt has steep quarry faces ad jacent to pro perty lines 21 15. Spring Mo untain qu arry is a ro ck source fo r U.S. Fo res t Service - 24 Tables 1. Po pulatio n ofUm atilla Co un ty and cities 3 2. Po pulatio n projection fo r Umatilla Co unty, 19 75 to 2000 - 3 3. Materials so urces in relation to geologic ro ck types 4 4. An nual produ ctio n of sand and gravel an d quarry ro ck in Umatilla Co unty 8 5. Average annu al co nsumptio n of ro ck materials in Umati lla Co unty 10 6. Percent average ann ual co nsu mption of ro ck materials in Umati lla Co un ty - 10 7. Projected cumu lative to nsof gravel used by Umatilla Co unty - - 13 Maps Maps ofUm atilla Co unty sho wing lo catio ns ofquarr i es and graveI pi ts Geo lo gic map of Pend leto n quad rangle (U .S. Geo lo gical Survey) iv ROCK MATERIAL RESOURCES OF UMAT�LA COUNTY,OREGON INTRODUCTION Purpose This report, prepared jointly for UmatiII a County and th e U. S. Forest Service, provides information concerning the locations of gravel pits and rock quar ries, the quantity and quality of mater ial available, and the future req ui rement. The study was financed by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, the U. S. For est Service, and Umatilla County. A table listing the locations of all known rock material sites, their ownership, and the available laboratory data for each site is given in Appendix 4. AI I of the sites are indicated on a four-part County map in the pocket. Umatilla County' s population is expected to expand at a rapi d rate as a result of increased agricul­ tural and industrial development brought about by the available low-cost water and el ectric power. The availability of land and electric power coupled with a transportation net that includes highway, rails, and barge facilities has spawned growth in the heavy and light industries in addition to the agribusiness industry. While creating an increasing need for construction aggregate, this growth simultaneously restricts the use of existing sources because of zoning and incompatible development encroachments and eliminates rock-material deposits by simply building over them. This report includes date rel ating the availabl e rock materie l reso urces to future needs of Umatilla County and the Umatill a National Forest. With proper planning, a continued supply of this needed resource wiII be available in a manner most compatible with the environment and long-range land use plans. This study is not concerned with envir onmental or geological haz ards nor engineering-geology type problems. For a proper planning base, each of these also will need to be examined and studied in detail . However, a section on secondar y and tertiary uses of surface mined land is included. The authors feel that the locating and mapping of rock-material sources is only the first step in wise planning; it should be followed by land · use planning and reclamation processes. The role of the Stat e, County, and operator in these pr ocedures is briefly discussed, and information an where to seek reclamation assistance is given. A gl ossary defining the terms used in this report is given in Appendix 1. Extent of Area Umatill a County {Figure 1) covers 3, 241 sq uare miles, of which about 1,000 is dissected plateau, whil e the remaining 2,240 is mountainous. Forest lands occupy about 717 sq uare miles. The National Forest controls 441 sq uare mil es; State For est, 42; forest industry, 77; and miscell aneous private, 15 8. The Umatil la Indian Reservation contains 13 3 sq uare miles, and the Umatilla Ordnance Depot cover s about 10 sq uare mil es; U. S. Fish and Wildlife, 5 sq uare miles; Bureau of Land Management, 15 sq uare miles. Pr ivate non-forest land occupies about 2, 233 sq uare miles. Method of Study Locations of quarries and gravel pits and available laboratory test data were obtained from th e Umatil la National Forest, the Oregon Highway Department, and Umatilla County Road Department. Figure 1 Index map of Oregon showing location of Umatil la County. Locations of additional rock quarries and gravel pits were obtained from U. S. Geological Survey topo­ graphic and geologic maps. Inspection was made from light aircraft and au tomobile to ver if y the pres ence of these mater ials sites and to detect sites not previous ly listed. Itsh ould be noted that the plotted locations of quarries on UmatiII a No tionaI For es t maps (s eale I inch= 8 miles) may not agree with the locat ions shown on U.
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