History and Bathymetry of a Surge-dammed Lake

A survey was made in 1974 of the small lake which had formed as a result of the surge advance of Steele Glacier, Yukon Territory, in 1965-68. Maximum lake level is controlled by a drainage channel which passes over rock near the hydrologic left margin of Steele Glacier. Since the surge advance of 19...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Collins, Sam G., Clarke, Garry K.C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1977
Subjects:
Bathymetry
Floods
Glacier lake outbursts
Glacier surges
Donjek River
Yukon
Hazard Creek
Steele Creek
Alaska/Yukon
Steele Glacier
Dammed Lake
Steele
Arctic
glacier
Alaska
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65754
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Summary:A survey was made in 1974 of the small lake which had formed as a result of the surge advance of Steele Glacier, Yukon Territory, in 1965-68. Maximum lake level is controlled by a drainage channel which passes over rock near the hydrologic left margin of Steele Glacier. Since the surge advance of 1965-68 the lake has twice drained subglacially, producing minor outburst floods on Steele Creek and increasing the discharge of the Donjek River which crosses the probable route of the Alaska Highway pipeline.

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