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...

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)...

2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-12-02. "A worldwide perspective on landslide dams" (PDF). Usoi landslide dam and Lake Sarez : An assessment of hazard and risk in the...

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...

depth by the first week of June, 2010, when it began flowing over the landslide dam, completely submerging lower Shishkat and partly flooding Gulmit. The...

Landslides, also known as landslips, or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls...

triggering the landslide is earthquakes. When landslide occurs near the river, it can block the river causing a damming effect. Damming could also occur...

The Bridge of the Gods was a natural dam created by the Bonneville Slide, a major landslide that dammed the Columbia River near present-day Cascade Locks...

After an aftershock ten days later, a further 100,000 died when a landslide dam collapsed across the Dadu river. Sichuan lies within the complex zone...

The Usoi Dam is a natural landslide dam along the Murghab River in Tajikistan. At 567 metres (1,860 ft) high, it is the tallest dam in the world, either...

town started to decline. In April 1983, a massive landslide (specifically a complex earthflow) dammed the Spanish Fork River. The residents were evacuated...

dams are prone to seepage underneath the dam, but embankment dams are prone to seepage through the dam as well; for example, the Usoi landslide dam leaks...

lines through the canyon. Consideration was given to reinforcing the landslide dam and creating a permanent reservoir, which in some areas was up to 160...

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 landslide dam ultimately...

flows, Outburst floods from glacial lakes and landslide-dammed lakes) A notable case of deliberate dam breaching was the British Royal Air Force Dambusters...

brought unprecedented rainfall to southern Taiwan, including Siaolin. A landslide dam upstream of Siaolin failed catastrophically, resulting in a devastating...

The 2024 Wayanad landslides were a series of landslides that occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat...

(revised by USGS to 7.3) and caused an 80-million ton landslide, which formed a landslide dam on the Madison River. The earthquake was the most powerful...

River was blocked by a big landslide. Scientists believe that the landslide dam formed by the earthquake, known as the Usoi Dam, is unstable given local...

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 landslide dam that formed the lake. Past the dam, the waters of the lake plunge over a 167 m (548 ft)...

Look up Dam, dam, or dams in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A dam is a barrier obstructing flowing water. Dam may also refer to: Dam, Bhutan Dam, Gennep...

landslides frequently create landslide dams in mountainous regions with unstable local geology. Historical examples include the Usoi Dam in Tajikistan, which...

greenhouse gas emissions. However, the dam has led to some ecological changes, including an increased risk of landslides, which have made it controversial...

Fausto; Stark, Colin P.; Salvati, Paola (2005). "Evaluation of Flood and Landslide Risk to the Population of Italy". Environmental Management. 36 (1): 15–36...

1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake. Most landslide lakes disappear in the first few months after formation, but a landslide dam can burst suddenly at a later stage...

the Zanskar rivers. A lake was formed on the Tsarap River due to a landslide dam at 33°17′25″N 77°17′06″E / 33.29028°N 77.28500°E / 33.29028; 77.28500...

bridge), a former natural landslide dam in Oregon and Washington, United States, and the Native American legend that recalls the dam Bridge of the Gods (modern...

holding back the lake from the Snyder Mountain landslide. Great care was used when designing and building the dam so as not to affect the abundant wildlife...

is in danger of catastrophic flooding if the landslide dam formed by the earthquake, known as the Usoi Dam, were to fail during a future earthquake. Impact...