Natural damming of a river by some kind of landslides
A landslide dam or barrier lake is the natural damming of a river by some kind of landslide, such as a debris flow, rock avalanche or volcanic eruption.[1] If the damming landslide is caused by an earthquake, it may also be called a quake lake. Some landslide dams are as high as the largest existing artificial dam.[2]
A landslidedam or barrier lake is the natural damming of a river by some kind of landslide, such as a debris flow, rock avalanche or volcanic eruption...
initial filling of the lake, a landslide caused a megatsunami in which 50,000,000 m3 (1.8×109 cu ft) of water overtopped the dam in a wave of 250 m (820 ft)...
Creek was dammed for about 19 hours during which time water had built up behind the dam to create a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long lake. The landslidedam ultimately...
2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-12-02. "A worldwide perspective on landslidedams" (PDF). Usoi landslidedam and Lake Sarez : An assessment of hazard and risk in the...
depth by the first week of June, 2010, when it began flowing over the landslidedam, completely submerging lower Shishkat and partly flooding Gulmit. The...
Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows,...
The Usoi Dam is a natural landslidedam along the Murghab River in Tajikistan. At 567 metres (1,860 ft) high, it is the tallest dam in the world, either...
flows, Outburst floods from glacial lakes and landslide-dammed lakes) A notable case of deliberate dam breaching was the British Royal Air Force Dambusters...
dams are prone to seepage underneath the dam, but embankment dams are prone to seepage through the dam as well; for example, the Usoi landslidedam leaks...
the opposite mountainside a distance of 300 feet (91 m). The landslide created a large dam over 200 feet (61 m) high and 400 yards (370 m) wide across...
brought unprecedented rainfall to southern Taiwan, including Siaolin. A landslidedam upstream of Siaolin failed catastrophically, resulting in a devastating...
River was blocked by a big landslide. Scientists believe that the landslidedam formed by the earthquake, known as the Usoi Dam, is unstable given local...
1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake. Most landslide lakes disappear in the first few months after formation, but a landslidedam can burst suddenly at a later stage...
(revised by USGS to 7.3) and caused an 80-million ton landslide, which formed a landslidedam on the Madison River. The earthquake was the most powerful...
landslides frequently create landslidedams in mountainous regions with unstable local geology. Historical examples include the Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, which...
population. Note: Some of these floods and landslides may be partially caused by humans – for example, by failure of dams, levees, seawalls or retaining walls...
village of Ringmo sits on the 30,000- to 40,000-year-old landslidedam that formed the lake. Past the dam, the waters of the lake plunge over a 167 m (548 ft)...
Slumgullion Earthflow, a natural landslide, created a dam across the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River. Natural landslidedams are usually short-lived, but...
is in danger of catastrophic flooding if the landslidedam formed by the earthquake, known as the Usoi Dam, were to fail during a future earthquake. Impact...
the Zanskar rivers. A lake was formed on the Tsarap River due to a landslidedam at 33°17′25″N 77°17′06″E / 33.29028°N 77.28500°E / 33.29028; 77.28500...
tsunami The Barrier (located in Garibaldi Provincial Park) Usoi Dam a natural landslidedam Eisstoß Feb.2006 Vienna, Austria (Donauinsel) Glacier just above...
Oso, Washington, US. Delayed consequences of landslides can arise from the formation of landslidedams, as at Thistle, Utah in April 1983. Volcano flanks...
Fausto; Stark, Colin P.; Salvati, Paola (2005). "Evaluation of Flood and Landslide Risk to the Population of Italy". Environmental Management. 36 (1): 15–36...
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