Estimates of Peak Discharge from the Drainage of Ice-Dammed Ape Lake, British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Desloges, Joseph R., Jones, David P., Ricker, Karl E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Canada; British Columbia; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000009278; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000009278

Abstract The first known occurrence of outburst flooding at Ape Lake, British Columbia, was in October 1984 following the formation of a subglacial tunnel in an ice dam created by Fyles Glacier. Following tunnel closure, the lake refilled in 150 d and then a second outburst flood occurred in August...