CARAZ
Event description
During the night between 16 and 17 July 1951, an
icefall estimated at 4 - 5 Mio m3 produced a first leakage of the
morainic dam. The level of the lake was lowered by 7 m, with the escape of 1.13
Mio m3 of water, which raised the level of Laguna Paron by 0.70 m.
Regressive erosion caused the final rupture of the dam in October 1951.
Damage
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no damages
down-valley
Data source
Lliboutry,
L., Arnao, B. M., Pautre,
A., Schneider, B. (1977): Glaciological problems set
by the contol of dangerous lakes in Cordillera
Blanca,
Remarks