Yauco, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station
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By Landslide Hazards Program
September 19, 2023
The Yauco monitoring station is located in the northern portion of the Yauco municipality, near the Yacuo-Maricao municipalities boundary. Landslide susceptibility is classified as very high at this site, which is underlain by Yauco Mudstone on a very steep slope in a heavily vegetated area.
![Scientists stand next to completed landslide monitoring station at Yauco, Puerto Rico](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/half_width/public/media/images/yauco1.png?itok=dq7D7hkF)
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![Map of Yauco monitoring site location and municipality boundary](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/half_width/public/media/images/yaucoLoc.jpg?itok=TiUCLJam)
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Rainfall
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![plot](https://landslides.usgs.gov/static/landslides-realtime/plots/prPonce_precip_twoWeek.png)
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Soil-Water Content, Soil Suction, and Ground Water Pressure
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![plot](https://landslides.usgs.gov/static/landslides-realtime/plots/prYauco_WLVWC_twoWeek.png)
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Battery Voltage, Air Temperature, and Atmospheric Pressure
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![plot](https://landslides.usgs.gov/static/landslides-realtime/plots/prYauco_battVoltTempP_twoWeek.png)
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The Yauco monitoring station is located in the northern portion of the Yauco municipality, near the Yacuo-Maricao municipalities boundary. Landslide susceptibility is classified as very high at this site, which is underlain by Yauco Mudstone on a very steep slope in a heavily vegetated area.
![Scientists stand next to completed landslide monitoring station at Yauco, Puerto Rico](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/half_width/public/media/images/yauco1.png?itok=dq7D7hkF)
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![Map of Yauco monitoring site location and municipality boundary](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/half_width/public/media/images/yaucoLoc.jpg?itok=TiUCLJam)
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Rainfall
Remote image Url
![plot](https://landslides.usgs.gov/static/landslides-realtime/plots/prPonce_precip_twoWeek.png)
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Soil-Water Content, Soil Suction, and Ground Water Pressure
Remote image Url
![plot](https://landslides.usgs.gov/static/landslides-realtime/plots/prYauco_WLVWC_twoWeek.png)
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Battery Voltage, Air Temperature, and Atmospheric Pressure
Remote image Url
![plot](https://landslides.usgs.gov/static/landslides-realtime/plots/prYauco_battVoltTempP_twoWeek.png)
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