Flood and Landslide Events, Peyto Glacier Terminus, Alberta, Canada, 11–14 July 1983
Abstract Two flood waves from the terminus of Peyto Glacier occurred as a result of very high precipitation in early July 1983 and a landslide which exposed a large section of ice-cored moraine. The flood waves induced erosion, and subsequent melt, of the moraine and deposited an estimated 6000 m 3...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1985
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000006304 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000006304 |
| Summary: | Abstract Two flood waves from the terminus of Peyto Glacier occurred as a result of very high precipitation in early July 1983 and a landslide which exposed a large section of ice-cored moraine. The flood waves induced erosion, and subsequent melt, of the moraine and deposited an estimated 6000 m 3 of gravel in the valley. The majority of the deposition occurred in an area approximately 200 m × 20 m to depths of 3 m at the site of the National Hydrology Research Institute gauging station 1 km from the glacier terminus. The initial flood washed away most of the equipment from the site and the gravel deposition totally destroyed the rest of the installation. These events appear to be unique in the period that hydrological records have been maintained for Peyto Creek. |
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