FLOOD

 

Event description

 

Ice-dammed Flood Lake flash-floods periodically into the Stikine River, B. C.The estimated volume of Flood Lake was 220 Mio m³ in 1979. On August 19, 1983, 90 % of lake volume was discharged (198 Mio m³). The maximum peak discharge is estimated at 3`000 m³/s.

 

Damage

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Data source

 

Haeberli, W., M�ller, P. (1988): Fluctuations of Glaciers 1980�1985, Vol. V International Association of Hydrological Science.

 

Remarks

 

Flood Lake is of interest because ist associated j�kulhlaups affect human activities in the Stikine River valley.