A procedure for making objective preliminary assessments of outburst flood hazard from moraine-dammed lakes in southwestern British Columbia

Natural Hazards

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 131-157

  McKillop, Robin J ^a   Clague, John J ^b  

^a Gartner Lee Limited   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Debris flow; Hazard assessment; Moraine dammed lake; Outburst flood

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; FLOOD CONTROL; GULLY EROSION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MORAINE; OUTBURST;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34147120220     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-006-9028-7     Document Type: Article

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