Sedimentation in ice-dammed Hazard Lake, Yukon

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Liverman, David G. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1987
• Subjects: Kluane National Park; Yukon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e87-171; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e87-171

"Hazard Lake," located in Kluane National Park, the Yukon, is an ice-dammed lake formed in 1966 by the surge of the Steele Glacier. Since 1975 it has drained annually by means of a subglacial tunnel. During July 1979, observations were made of lake processes before drainage and of sections...